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Goonellabah (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
Known as Wilsons Ridges until a school was built. Also known as Newtown Paddington and the nickname Lovers Retreat. (from Place Names of the Richmond Region Richmond-Tweed Reg. Lib.)
Description
A suburb on the eastern outskirts of Lismore. Boundaries within the Lismore Council area shown on map GNB3628.
Meaning
Goonellabah an Aboriginal word for the native coral tree. (Anthropological Society of Australasia).
Origin
Aboriginal. Derived from Bundjalung word gunel meaning native coral tree. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983).
Goonellabah (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Goonellabah (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 21131 |
| placename | Goonellabah |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Goonellebah |
| lga | LISMORE |
| description | A suburb on the eastern outskirts of Lismore. Boundaries within the Lismore Council area shown on map GNB3628. |
| meaning | Goonellabah an Aboriginal word for the native coral tree. (Anthropological Society of Australasia). |
| origin | Aboriginal. Derived from Bundjalung word gunel meaning native coral tree. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). |
| history | Known as Wilsons Ridges until a school was built. Also known as Newtown Paddington and the nickname Lovers Retreat. (from Place Names of the Richmond Region Richmond-Tweed Reg. Lib.) |
Goonellabah (LOCALITY), NSW - Map
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