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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 17th October 2018 | |
| 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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