Yeronga

Australia / Queensland / Brisbane /
 town, suburb

A suburb of Brisbane. Postcode - 4104. Name and boundaries approved by Queensland Place Names Board 11 August 1975. Boundaries amended by the Minister for Natural Resources and Minister for Mines 29 November 2002. Name probably derived from Aboriginal yarung = sandy or gravelly and ba = place. Alternative origin is given as Yerong-lea, the name of the residence of Charles Hardie Buzacott (1835-1918) newspaper publisher, politician and journalist.
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Coordinates:   27°30'48"S   153°0'49"E
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