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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
Summary
WACOL, Qld (way-kol), a south-western suburb of the City of brisbane located to the west of inala (map 23:B4). It was so called by the Railways Department, the name being derived from ‘weigh and cool’.
WADBILLIGA NATIONAL PARK, NSW (wod-bill-ῖgă), a reserve (76 399 ha) to the east of cooma (map 6B) featuring open forest, rainforest, heath, woodland, swamp, bogs and waterfalls.
WAGAMAN, NT (wogă-măn), a northern suburb (pop. 2383) of the City of darwin (map 19:D2). Wagaman is the name of an Aboriginal group in the pine creek area.
WAGGA WAGGA, NSW (wog-gă wog-gă), 35 07S 147 22E (map 17), an urban centre (pop. 37 577) and notional city (pop. 49 401) in the eastern riverina. The region was formerly Wiradhuri Aboriginal land and the name wagga wagga is probably a Wiradhuri term meaning ‘many crows’. It should be noted, though, that the term waggon, for one type of crow, and waggura, for another, have been recorded. Suburbs and localities within the Wagga Wagga urban complex are Ashmont, Bomen, Cartwrights Hill, Estella, Kooringal, Lake Albert, Mount Austin, North Wagga, Tatton, Tolland and Turvey Park. In addition, the centres and localities of Collingullie, forest hill, Galore, Gumly Gumly, Humula, Ladysmith, Mangoplah, Oura, tarcutta and uranquinty are within the boundaries of the City of Wagga Wagga, as are parts of coolamon, ganmain, Harefield, Marrar, Matong, Wantabadgery and Yerong Creek.
General description. Wagga (as it is commonly called) stands on the murrumbidgee river.
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- The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places , pp. 304 - 326Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993