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Wanganui (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
A locality on Coopers Creek about 1 km ESE of the junction of that watercourse with Rocky Gully and about 2 km SE of Hounbrook. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3744
Origin
Originally the name of a property owned by a James Newberry. Children visiting the property named it.The name is a New Zealand place name meaning `big harbour`.(Place Names of the Tweed Brunswick and Upper Richmond Regions. 1984 p.52)
Wanganui (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Wanganui (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 62647 |
| placename | Wanganui |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BYRON |
| description | A locality on Coopers Creek about 1 km ESE of the junction of that watercourse with Rocky Gully and about 2 km SE of Hounbrook. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3744 |
| meaning | |
| origin | Originally the name of a property owned by a James Newberry. Children visiting the property named it.The name is a New Zealand place name meaning `big harbour`.(Place Names of the Tweed Brunswick and Upper Richmond Regions. 1984 p.52) |
| history |
