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GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
22nd February 2019 | |
Reference: | 66228 |
Placename: | Woolgoolga |
Designation: | Suburb |
Status: | Assigned 13th August 1999 |
GNB File: | GNB3749 |
LGA: | Coffs Harbour |
Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -30 07 00 |
Approx. AGD66 Long: | 153 12 00 |
Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -30 06 54 |
Approx. GDA94 Long: | 153 12 04 |
Topographic Map: | Woolgoolga |
1:100000 Map: | Coffs Harbour 9537 |
Parish: | Woolgoolga |
County: | Fitzroy |
Description: | A town about 26 km NNE of the town of Coffs Harbour. Boundaries within the Coffs Harbour Council area shown on map GNB3749. |
Meaning: | From Wee'-gullga the name of a native plum which grew between the bay and the lake. This plum was about the size of one's thumb, say two inc Also: probably derived from Yaygir 'weilgulga' for the red lilly pilly Acmena brachyandra. (Appleton; 1992). |
Origin: | Aboriginal. |
History: | Gazetted Woogoolga 1887 (GNB 159) |
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