The Parish of Werriwa is a

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of Murray County (

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). It is located to the

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of Lake George and is the local

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name for the lake. The parish, located at is near the town of Bungendore and about 50 km north of

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. The name Werriwa, was in the early 20th century the name of the wider region between of Bungendore, Goulburn and Lake George. The

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, famous as the electorate of

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and Mark Latham was originally in this area at federation, however, demographic and boundary changes over time have seen that electorate now located in Western Sydney. Landmarks in the area include ''Werriwa homestead'' built in about 1882. palerang council heritage study inventory data sheets – april 2009
File:Goulburn War Memorial Museum Werriwa Regiment Badge.JPG , Goulburn War Memorial Museum Werriwa Regiment Badge File:Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News 2 Aug 1901.PNG, Werriwa Newspaper 1901 File:Lake george nsw.jpg, Werriwa district from space

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