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Bogan River (RIVER), NSW Details
History
Charles Sturt named the river New Years Creek on 1 January 1829 but this was soon displaced by Bogan. (Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places)
Description
About 590 km in length this river rises about 19 km NW of Parkes It flows in a NNW direction through Nyngan to enter the Darling River some 40 km upstream from Bourke.
Meaning
The birthplace of a notable headsman of a local tribe.(A W Reed Aboriginal Place Names p.15). Bogan is also Irish Gaelic meaning bog. It might well be that an Aboriginal term similar to bogan was adapted to conform to the Irish word. (Cambridge Dict. Aust. Pl.)
Origin
Aboriginal or possibly Irish Gaelic.
Bogan River (RIVER), NSW
| title | Bogan River (RIVER) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 7019 |
| placename | Bogan River |
| designation | RIVER |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | New Years Creek |
| lga | PARKES |
| description | About 590 km in length this river rises about 19 km NW of Parkes It flows in a NNW direction through Nyngan to enter the Darling River some 40 km upstream from Bourke. |
| meaning | The birthplace of a notable headsman of a local tribe.(A W Reed Aboriginal Place Names p.15). Bogan is also Irish Gaelic meaning bog. It might well be that an Aboriginal term similar to bogan was adapted to conform to the Irish word. (Cambridge Dict. Aust. Pl.) |
| origin | Aboriginal or possibly Irish Gaelic. |
| history | Charles Sturt named the river New Years Creek on 1 January 1829 but this was soon displaced by Bogan. (Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places) |
