Bellawongarah is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia. It lies west of the

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on the Kangaroo Valley Road between

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and

Kangaroo Valley Kangaroo Valley is a river valley along the Kangaroo River in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales, Australia, located west of the seaside in the City of Shoalhaven. It is also the name of the small suburb within it, formerly known as Osbor ...

. It lies about 23 kilometre north of Nowra and about 160 km south of

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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 {{SouthCoastNSW-geo-stub