Warrawong, New South Wales
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Warrawong is a suburb of the Wollongong Local Government Area, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.
[edit] History
Long a farming area, after the first land grants were made in the area in 1815, Warrawong began to be developed as a suburb only in the 1930s.[1]
Warrawong also has a significant Macedonian and Italian Population.
[edit] Trivia
Two meanings are given for the aboriginal word Warrawong, "a whiting" and the "side of a hill".
[edit] External links
Warrawong local information from Wollongong library
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