Extract
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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 23rd May 2013 | |
| Reference: | 61852 |
| Placename: | Wagga Wagga |
| Designation: | City |
| Status: | Assigned 28th August 1970 |
| Previous Names: |
Town of North Wagga Wagga: Town of South Wagga Wagga |
| GNB File: | GNB3814 |
| LGA: | Wagga Wagga |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -35 07 00 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 147 22 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -35 06 54 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 147 22 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Wagga Wagga |
| 1:100000 Map: | Wagga Wagga 8327 |
| Parish: | South Wagga Wagga |
| County: | Wynyard |
| Description: | City on the Murrumbidgee River about 70 km W of Gundagai. |
| Meaning: | 'wagga wagga' is probably a Wiradhuri term for 'many crows'. It should be noted that 'waggan', for one type of crow and 'waggura', for another have been recorded. (Appleton; 1992). Also: reeling (a sick man or a dizzy man); to dance, slide or grind. (McCarthy; 1963). |
| Origin: | Aboriginal. |
| History: | Formerly Wiradhuri land. (Appleton; 1992). |
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