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GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
18th February 2019 | |
Reference: | 82977 |
Placename: | Barangaroo |
Designation: | Suburb |
Status: | Assigned 5th October 2007 |
GNB File: | GNB3718,982 |
LGA: | Sydney |
Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -33 51 00 |
Approx. AGD66 Long: | 151 12 00 |
Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -33 50 54 |
Approx. GDA94 Long: | 151 12 04 |
Topographic Map: | Parramatta River |
1:100000 Map: | Sydney 9130 |
Parish: | St Philip |
County: | Cumberland |
Description: | An address locality within the City of Sydney. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB3718 |
Origin: | "Barangaroo" is in honour of an important indigenous woman from Sydney's early history who was a powerful and colourful figure in the colonisation of Australia. Barangaroo was also the wife of Bennelong, after whom Bennelong Point is named. |
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