Yallah
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Yallah is a western suburb in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. It contains a mixture of rural, commercial and light industrial areas.
Yallah is a western suburb in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. It contains a mixture of rural, commercial and light industrial areas.
Etymology
Yallah is an Australian Aboriginal word for which a number of meanings are given; native apple tree, a nearby lagoon, and "go away at once".
Developments
The Tallawarra Power Station located on the shores of Lake Illawarra and adjacent to Yallah was commissioned in 1952 and commenced operations in 1954 as a thermal power station. The power station was closed in 1989 and was later rebuilt as a combined cycle natural gas power station. The South Coast railway line runs through the suburb. Yallah railway station opened in 1887, and closed in 1974 and no station presently exists. The Princes Motorway southern terminus is located south of Yallah and north of , at the junction of the Princes Highway with the Illawarra Highway.
See also
Illawarra
References
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