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GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
22nd February 2019 | |
Reference: | 10209 |
Placename: | Bulahdelah |
Designation: | Town |
Status: | Assigned 30th May 2003 |
Previous Names: |
Village of Bullah Delah (Old Postal Name - Myall River) |
GNB File: | GNB3767,240,4780/64 |
LGA: | Great Lakes |
Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -32 24 50 |
Approx. AGD66 Long: | 152 12 24 |
Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -32 24 44 |
Approx. GDA94 Long: | 152 12 28 |
Topographic Map: | Bulahdelah |
1:100000 Map: | Bulahdelah 9333 |
Parish: | Bulahdelah |
County: | Gloucester |
Description: | Situated on the left bank of Myall River at the confluence of Crawford and Myall Rivers. On the Pacific Hwy in Bulahdelah address locality, about 39 km S of Nabiac at the foot of the Alum Mountain. |
Meaning: | Said to be Kattang for 'meeting of waters'. (Not verified). (Appleton; 1992). Also: 'meeting of waters', 'big (creek, rocks) or 'good camping place' (McCarthy; 1963). |
Origin: | Aboriginal. |
History: | Originally assigned Town of Bulahdelah. |
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