Coolangatta, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
34°51′S 150°43′E / 34.850°S 150.717°E / -34.850; 150.717[1])Population329 (2016 census)[2]Postcode(s)2535Elevation12 m (39 ft)Location
  • 151 km (94 mi) S of Sydney CBD
  • 16 km (10 mi) NE of Nowra
  • 4 km (2 mi) W of Shoalhaven Heads
LGA(s)City of ShoalhavenCountyCamdenParishCoolangattaState electorate(s)KiamaFederal division(s)Gilmore
Localities around Coolangatta:
Far Meadow Berry Berry
Back Forest Coolangatta Shoalhaven Heads
Numbaa Numbaa Comerong Island

Coolangatta is an historic area in Australia, on the north shore of the Shoalhaven River on the New South Wales south coast.

History

Alexander Hay, circ 1896, owner of Coolangatta Estate on the Shoalhaven River from 1909 to 1941

Cullunghutti is a Jerrinja word meaning "splendid view".[3][4] Behind the settlement is a tall hill known as Coolangatta Mountain. In 1822 Scotsman Alexander Berry settled and built an estate (Coolangatta Estate) in the area, he was the first European to settle in the Shoalhaven area. In 1846 the brigantine ship Coolangatta, named by Berry for his estate, was wrecked on what is today Queensland's Gold Coast. It's from that ship that the better known Coolangatta, Queensland gets its name.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Coolangatta". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolangatta". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Shoalhaven Heads & Coolangatta page at www.southcoast.com.au
  4. ^ "Coolangatta". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 July 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ On This Day (pdf) Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at the Shoalhaven City Council

External links

  • Coolangatta Estate Winery
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Nowra suburbsSuburbs near Jervis BayNorth of Shoalhaven RiverSouth of Shoalhaven River
Sussex InletUlladullaFar South