Bolwarra is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[5]
Name
Bolwarra was named by John Brown, a native word meaning 'a flash of light', in 1822. P22. (`Dawn in the Valley` by WA Woods).[6]
Transport
Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route through Bolwarra:
- 185: Maitland to Gresford via Largs, Woodville and Paterson[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bolwarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Elvis - Elevation and Depth - Foundation Spatial Data". ANZLIC Committee on Surveying and Mapping. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Largs". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Place Name Search". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
