Extract
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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 24th May 2013 | |
| Reference: | 2460 |
| Placename: | Bangalow |
| Designation: | Town |
| Status: | Assigned 21st May 1971 |
| LGA: | Byron |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -28 41 00 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 153 31 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -28 40 54 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 153 31 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Byron Bay |
| 1:100000 Map: | Ballina 9640 |
| Parish: | Byron |
| County: | Rous |
| Description: | Town on the Pacific Highway about 15 km S by E of Mullumbimby. |
| Origin: | Aboriginal: from bangalla, a low hill; a kind of palm tree. (Reed 1967) Also: The Bundjalung word for the Bangalow palm is 'bigibin' often seen as 'piccabeen'. Bangalow is not a local Aboriginal word. (Richmond-Tweed Regional Library,1984). |
| History: | Stands on Bundjalung Aboriginal land. Earlier known as Byron Creek - the Postal Dept. invited suggestions from residents for a new name, B- angalow for palms growing in area. (Richmond Tweed Reg. Lib. 1964). |
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