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Wagga Wagga (/ ˌ w ɒ ɡ ə ˈ w ɒ ɡ ə /; [4] informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, [5] [6] it is an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia.
Crows are considered a symbol of the city of Wagga Wagga, appearing in the council's logo, coat of arms, and throughout local business logos and public artworks. This is due to the debated interpretation of 'Wagga Wagga' being derived from a Wiradjuri term meaning 'place of many crows'. The floral emblem for the city is the Silver Banksia. [36]
A native of Wagga Wagga, Sir Thomas Blamey, became Australia's highest-ranking officer during the war. [28] Also born in Wagga Wagga was John Hurst Edmondson, a corporal in the 2/17 Infantry Battalion of the 9th Division, the first Australian winner of the Victoria Cross in World War II, for actions at the Siege of Tobruk. [29]
North Wagga Wagga (informally called North Wagga) is an inner northern suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, located on the floodplain [2] of the Murrumbidgee River, directly across from the city's Central Business District. North Wagga is one of Wagga's oldest suburbs, being settled at approximately the same time as Wagga.
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, lies on the Murrumbidgee River and is that state's largest inland city as well as being an important agricultural, military, educational and transport hub. The population in 2003 was around 57,000.
Alfredtown; Book Book; Collingullie; Downside; Euberta; Gregadoo; Ladysmith; Mangoplah; Oura; Rowan; Tarcutta; Uranquinty; Information about locality boundaries has been sourced from the UBD New South Wales Country Road Atlas (16th edition, 2006) and City of Wagga Wagga website.
This Wikipedia article contains material from Wagga Wagga Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01279 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
East Wagga Wagga is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. [2] East Wagga Wagga is mostly an industrial area located approximately 3 km (2 mi) east south-east of the central business district on the Sturt Highway .