Hi, Is anyone able to tell me the meaning of and any significant historical information about these places where my family lived. WORONORA, in Sydney and TUGGERAWONG, north of Sydney and south of Newcastle. I would be very grateful. Kind regards, Mary [email protected]

Hi Mary, hope this helps Woronora A suburb about 2.5 km W by N of Sutherland. Boundaries within City of Wollongong shown on map marked GNB 3686 Boundaries within the Campbelltown Council area shown on map GNB4174. MEANING: Said to be derived from an Aboriginal term for 'black rock' (not verified). (Appleton; 1992). Also: black rock. (McCarthy; 1963). ORIGIN: Aboriginal. TUGGERAWONG A town about 3 km SE by E of the village of Koraka and about 5 km N by W of Pelican Island. Boundaries shown on GNB3527. Cheers, Robynne ----- Original Message ----- From: mary.woollaston To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:36 PM Subject: [A.G.R. ] Word meanings Hi, Is anyone able to tell me the meaning of and any significant historical information about these places where my family lived. WORONORA, in Sydney and TUGGERAWONG, north of Sydney and south of Newcastle. I would be very grateful. Kind regards, Mary [email protected] ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? Please do? And do sign our visitors book? http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ ************************************************************************ http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html If you are leaving town for the Holidays or on vacation, unsubscribe while you are gone, so your mailbox doesn't fill up ==================================================== Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB