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Wyong is an Indigenous word meaning either 'an edible yam' or 'place of running water'. William Cape was the first European settler to settle in the area and bring cattle and sheep into the district, on a 1,000 acres (4 km 2) land grant bordering Jilliby Creek in 1825.
Satellite view of Australia's capital city, Canberra, whose name comes from a Ngunawal language word meaning "meeting place". Welcome sign from Murwillumbah, New South Wales. The name derives from the Bandjalang word meaning "camping place". Aboriginal names of suburbs of Brisbane, derived from the Turrbal language.
A pair of passing loops were added south of the station in 1948. In the 1950s, a new bridge was built over Wyong Creek immediately south of the station, with the old railway bridge becoming part of the Pacific Highway. [4] Between April 1982 [5] and June 1984, Wyong was the northern extremity of the electrified network. [6]
Woy Woy has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.Peak-hour services travel from Central to Wyong via the North Shore line. [4]
The name derives from the aboriginal words, "Yarraman," meaning horse, and "long" meaning place. [4] Yarraman is thought to be derived from the word "yira" or "yera" which means large teeth, possibly from one of the Sydney languages. The Yarramalong Valley was first permanently settled by in 1856 by the Stinson and Waters families of Maitland.
Wyong Shire was a local government area located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.The incorporation of the Wyong area dates back to 7 March 1906 when the entire area of the Brisbane Water Police District outside of the Town of Gosford was proclaimed as the Erina Shire.
Wyong is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Wyong may also refer to: Wyong Shire , a former local government area of the Australian state of New South Wales
The Wyong River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally south and southeast, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Tuggerah Lake, near Tacoma. The river descends 119 metres (390 ft) over its 57.5-kilometre (35.7 mi) course. [1] [2]