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)
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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)
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