Extract
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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 26th May 2013 | |
| Reference: | 40386 |
| Placename: | Mulwala |
| Designation: | Locality |
| Status: | Assigned 7th July 2006 |
| GNB File: | GNB3758,3737 |
| LGA: | Corowa |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -35 59 00 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 146 00 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -35 58 54 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 146 00 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Lowesdale |
| 1:100000 Map: | Buraja 8126 |
| Parish: | Mulwala |
| County: | Denison |
| Description: | A town on the western shore of Lake Mulwala and about 23 km SSW of Rennie. Boundaries within the Berrigan Council area shown on map GNB3737. Boundaries within the Corowa Council area shown on map GNB3758-1. |
| Meaning: | For: 'rain'. (McCarthy; 1963). |
| Origin: | Aboriginal. |
| History: | It was created in 1939 when Yarrawonga weir was built across the Murray. (Discover Australia, 1990). |
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