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Yarramundi (SUBURB), NSW Details
History
The name derived from an Aboriginal healer (Yal-lah-Mein-Di) who operated on one of Governor Phillips guides who was suffering pain.
Description
A scattered settlement about 4km WSW of Richmond bounded on the N by Grose River the E by Nepean River and the SW by the City of the Blue Mountains. Boundaries within the Hawkesbury Council area shown on map GNB 3716.
Meaning
For: deep water. (McCarthy; 1963).
Origin
Aboriginal.
Yarramundi (SUBURB), NSW
title | Yarramundi (SUBURB) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 67188 |
placename | Yarramundi |
designation | SUBURB |
geographical name | |
previous names | Kearns Retreat |
lga | HAWKESBURY |
description | A scattered settlement about 4km WSW of Richmond bounded on the N by Grose River the E by Nepean River and the SW by the City of the Blue Mountains. Boundaries within the Hawkesbury Council area shown on map GNB 3716. |
meaning | For: deep water. (McCarthy; 1963). |
origin | Aboriginal. |
history | The name derived from an Aboriginal healer (Yal-lah-Mein-Di) who operated on one of Governor Phillips guides who was suffering pain. |