Bellawongarah Explained

Type:town
Bellawongarah
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.7658°N 150.6172°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:City of Shoalhaven
County:Camden
Parish:Cambewarra
Region:South Coast
Postcode:2535
Pop:127
Elevation:508
Stategov:Kiama
Fedgov:Gilmore
Dist1:160
Dir1:S
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:23
Dir2:N
Location2:Nowra
Dist3:34
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Kiama
Dist4:50
Dir4:SE
Location4:Bowral
Near-N:Wattamolla
Near-Ne:Bundewallah
Near-E:Berry Mountain
Near-Se:Jaspers Brush
Near-S:Beaumont
Near-Sw:Beaumont
Near-W:Kangaroo Valley
Near-Nw:Kangaroo Valley

Bellawongarah is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[1] It lies west of the Princes Highway on the Kangaroo Valley Road between Berry and Kangaroo Valley. It lies about 23 km north of Nowra and about 160 km south of Sydney. At the, it had a population of 127. It lies on a ridge and is partly covered by temperate rain forest and partly by grasslands that were formerly used for dairying, but are now mainly used for rural residences.

History

Bellawongarah takes its name from a nearby country-style inn, located next to Church Cottage, a heritage-registered cottage.

Bellawongarah had a state school from 1874 to 1944. It was variously described as a "public", "provisional" or "half-time".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bellawongarah. OpenStreetMap. 5 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Bellawongarah in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 5 May 2018.