Booyong, New South Wales
| Booyong New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Booyong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°44′54″S 153°27′04″E / 28.74833°S 153.45111°ECoordinates: 28°44′54″S 153°27′04″E / 28.74833°S 153.45111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2480 | ||||||||||||||
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| County | Rous | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Teven | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lismore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Richmond, with a small section in Page | ||||||||||||||
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"Booyong" is a locality in northern New South Wales, partially in Byron Shire and partially in the City of Lismore.[1] It is named after the Booyong, or ironwood tree.[1]
For census purposes the locality is included in the village of Clunes.
It is the location of the Booyong Flora Reserve, now part of the Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve,[2] which is one of the few known locations of the endangered plant Isoglossa eranthemoides.[2][3]
The village is located on the North Coast railway line. The track work, bridges and platform for the former Booyong railway station remains. There are no buildings left in the station precinct.
History[]
The Bundjalung people were the first inhabitants of the Booyong area. The locality takes its name from an ironwood tree.
In 2010, the biggest water gum in the Southern Hemisphere, located within the Booyong Flora Reserve, was added to the National Register of Big Trees.
Gallery[]
Booyong railway station and the Booyong reserve tennis courts.
External links[]
- ""Google Maps: Booyong"". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
References[]
- ^ a b "Booyong entry". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Isoglossa eranthemoides — Isoglossa". Species Profile and Threats Database. Australian Department of Environment. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "PlantNET - NSW Flora Online". Plant Net. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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