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Wooyung (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
Early developers wanted area for a holiday resort and originally it was known as New Haven. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Description
A bounded address locality. A beachfront locality on the South Pacific Ocean about 5km S of Pottsville. Boundaries within the Byron Council area shown on map GNB 3744. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB 3810. Name omitted from Byron final gazettal 20 May 1994; gazetted by Erratum 20 Apr 2001.
Meaning
Grass. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library 1984) From: Gidabal and Yugambir dialects of Bundjalung. (M Sharpe).
Origin
Aboriginal.
Wooyung (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Wooyung (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 81814 |
placename | Wooyung |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | TWEED |
description | A bounded address locality. A beachfront locality on the South Pacific Ocean about 5km S of Pottsville. Boundaries within the Byron Council area shown on map GNB 3744. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB 3810. Name omitted from Byron final gazettal 20 May 1994; gazetted by Erratum 20 Apr 2001. |
meaning | Grass. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library 1984) From: Gidabal and Yugambir dialects of Bundjalung. (M Sharpe). |
origin | Aboriginal. |
history | Early developers wanted area for a holiday resort and originally it was known as New Haven. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |