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Noarlunga (/ n ɔːr ˈ l ʌ ŋ ɡ ə / nor-LUNG-gə) is a South Australian placename which refer to several entities within the southern Adelaide metropolitan area. For all placenames including the word Noarlunga , the etymology used for the Hundred of Noarlunga applies.
The District Council of Noarlunga was established on 21 August 1856 following lobbying by residents at Noarlunga on either side of the Onkaparinga River. [1] The council area was formed from part of the District Council of Willunga on the south bank and part of the District Council of Morphett Vale on the north bank.
Contemporary Australian linguists believe the name "Noarlunga" is derived from the Kaurna nurlo (corner/curve/bend) + ngga (place). [3] Early South Australian Christian missionaries, Christian Teichelmann and Clamor Schürmann, recorded this meaning of the word in 1840, among about 2000 translations of local Indigenous words.
The name Noarlunga is an English adaptation of the native Kaurna word Nurlongga, meaning 'at the curvature', referring to the horseshoe bend near the mouth of the Onkaparinga River. [ 8 ] Sharing the name Noarlunga are the two adjacent seaside suburbs Port Noarlunga and Port Noarlunga South and the historic township of Old Noarlunga that is ...
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Old Noarlunga (formerly Noarlunga) is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide. Originally settled around 1840, the town retains its village atmosphere in spite of encroaching suburbia.
Noarlunga Downs is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5168. The suburb is the home of Hickinbotham Oval, the home ground of the South Adelaide Football Club who play in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The oval was officially opened as Noarlunga Oval ...
Port Noarlunga is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It is a small sea-side suburb, with a population of 2,918 (2016 census), [ 9 ] about 30 kilometres (19 miles) to the south of the Adelaide city centre and was originally created as a sea port.