Waratah (disambiguation)

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The Waratah (Telopea, Proteaceae) is a genus of shrubs native to southeastern Australia.

The following places and institutions are named after the shrub:

• Waratah, New South Wales is a suburb of the city of Newcastle, New South Wales.
• Waratah, Tasmania is a town in northwest Tasmania.
• Waratah Bay, Victoria is a town is southeast Victoria.
• Waratah Bay, a bay in Victoria.
• The Waratah (ship) was a steamer that mysteriously disappeared in 1909.
• The New South Wales Waratahs, a Super 14 rugby union team.
• The Waratah Australian Basketball League, a basketball league tournament within New South Wales.
• Waratah motorcycles manufactured in Sydney
• Waratah National Park, the fictional setting for Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
• A type of fence post