Biggera Waters, Queensland

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Biggera Waters is a suburb located on the western side of The Broadwater and is north of the suburb of Labrador. Its namesake, Biggera Creek, flows through the suburb itself and past a point known locally as "Land’s End". Subdivided in the late 19th century, the area was originally settled by several fishing and agricultural families. John Siganto, a local landowner, built the residence named “Finis” (Latin, "The End") at Land’s End which is now a heritage-listed site.

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[edit] Etymology

An article in the the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia by F.J. Watson offers this translation:

"Bigera from the red iron bark tree (Eucalyptus sideroploia) from the Yugambeh language."[1]

[edit] References

F.J. Watson. "Vocabularies of four representative tribes of South Eastern Queensland." Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, p 54


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[edit] See also

Suburbs of the Gold Coast


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