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Tongarra (SUBURB), NSW Details
Description
A suburb on both sides of the Illawarra Highway about 7 km west of Albion Park. Boundaries and names in Shellharbour shown on map GNB2535.
Meaning
For: home of the cabbage palm. (McCarthy; 1963).
Origin
Aboriginal.
Tongarra (SUBURB), NSW
title | Tongarra (SUBURB) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 59522 |
placename | Tongarra |
designation | SUBURB |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | SHELLHARBOUR |
description | A suburb on both sides of the Illawarra Highway about 7 km west of Albion Park. Boundaries and names in Shellharbour shown on map GNB2535. |
meaning | For: home of the cabbage palm. (McCarthy; 1963). |
origin | Aboriginal. |
history |