Bellawongarah is a locality in the
City of Shoalhaven in
New South Wales, Australia. It lies west of the
Princes Highway
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on the Kangaroo Valley Road between
Berry
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and
Kangaroo Valley. It lies about 23 kilometre north of
Nowra and about 160 km south of
Sydney
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. 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".
References
City of Shoalhaven
Localities in New South Wales
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