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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 24th July 2014 | |
| Reference: | 3088 |
| Placename: | Barwon River |
| Designation: | River |
| Status: | Assigned 26th June 1970 |
| Previous Names: |
Darling River (Part) Upper Darling River |
| GNB File: | GNB634 |
| LGA: | Moree Plains |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -28 50 09 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 149 05 34 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -28 50 03 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 149 05 38 |
| Topographic Map: | Caloona |
| 1:100000 Map: | Warraweena 8138 |
| Parish: | Several |
| County: | Narran |
| Description: | A perennial stream forming portion of the headwaters of the Darling River. It receives its identity at the junction of the Macintyre and Weir Rivers about 18 km NNE of Mungindi from whence it flows generally SW and W for about 400 km to its confluence with the Culgoa River about 39 km ENE of Bourke to become the Darling River. The main townships on the river are Mungindi, Collarenebri, Walgett and Brewarrina. |
| Origin: | Aboriginal: from barwum or bawon, meaning great, wide, awful river of muddy water. (Reed 1967) Also:'Baawan',a Ngiyambaa Aboriginal name for both the Barwon and Darling.These rivers were of great importance; stone fish traps still exist near Brewarrina.(Appleton,1992). |
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