Extract
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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 19th June 2013 | |
| Reference: | 14723 |
| Placename: | Cowra |
| Designation: | Town |
| Status: | Assigned 26th May 1978 |
| Previous Name: | Town of Cowra |
| LGA: | Cowra |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -33 49 00 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 148 41 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -33 48 54 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 148 41 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Cowra |
| 1:100000 Map: | Cowra 8630 |
| Parish: | Cowra |
| County: | Bathurst |
| Description: | A town on the Lachlan River which lies about 6 km WSW of Holmwood and 4 km WNW of Mount Fulton. |
| Meaning: | Aboriginal for: rocks. (ASA) However: no recorded words meaning 'rocks' or 'stone' corresponding in Wiradhuri Aboriginal language of area. (Appleton 1992) |
| Origin: | Aboriginal. |
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