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Urana (TOWN), NSW Details
History
Proclaimed and gazetted - 1859.
Description
A town on Urana Creek about 28 km NNE of Oaklands and 42 WSW of Lockhart.
Meaning
From: aurana for camping ground or noise of quails flying. (W.A. Bayley. Billabidgee-Urana). Also: noise of flying quail. (McCarthy; 1963).
Origin
Aboriginal.
Urana (TOWN), NSW
title | Urana (TOWN) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 61395 |
placename | Urana |
designation | TOWN |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | URANA |
description | A town on Urana Creek about 28 km NNE of Oaklands and 42 WSW of Lockhart. |
meaning | From: aurana for camping ground or noise of quails flying. (W.A. Bayley. Billabidgee-Urana). Also: noise of flying quail. (McCarthy; 1963). |
origin | Aboriginal. |
history | Proclaimed and gazetted - 1859. |