Grong Grong, New South Wales
- Grong Grong, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Grong Grong
state = nsw
caption = The town of Grong Grong
lga = Narrandera Shire
postcode = 2652
pop = 237 (within 7 km radius)
est =
elevation= 162
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
county = Bourke
stategov = Murrumbidgee
fedgov =
dist1 = 14
location1= Matong
dist2 = 23
location2= Narrandera
Grong Grong is a small town in New South Wales, Australia on the Newell Highway, 23 kilometres east of Narrandera in Narrandera Shire. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 237 people. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/2/Narrandera.html www.fallingrain.com Narrandera] ]
The name "Grong Grong" is an Aboriginal term meaning "bad camping ground" or "very bad camping ground". ["Place Names of Australia", A. W. Reed, ISBN 0-589-07115-7, page 110.] [ [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=53652 Grong Grong page] Geoscience Australia]
References
External links
* [http://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/about/1006.html Grong Grong page at the Narrandera Shire Council]
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