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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 1st March 2020 | |
| Reference: | 9080 |
| Placename: | Brewarrina |
| Designation: | Town |
| Status: | Assigned 20th November 1981 |
| GNB File: | GNB3742 |
| LGA: | Brewarrina |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -29 57 00 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 146 52 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -29 56 54 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 146 52 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Brewarrina |
| 1:100000 Map: | Brewarrina 8238 |
| Parish: | Brewarrina |
| County: | Clyde |
| Description: | A town about 28 km E by N of Mt Druid and about 37 km SE by S of Collerina. Located about 95 km E of Bourke. |
| Meaning: | Derived from 'burru waranha', a Wayilwan name for a species of Acacia or Cassia tree. (Appleton; 1992). Also: 'Acacia clumps', 'a native standing' or 'place where wild goose- berry grows'. (McCarthy; 1963). |
| Origin: | Originally Wayilwan Aboriginal land. (Appleton; 1992). |
| History: | Aboriginal stone fish traps were built in the river and can still be seen today. 'brewarrina' incorrectly said to mean 'fisheries'. (Apple- ton; 1992). |
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