Illawarra

British  

/ ˌɪləˈwɒrə /

noun

1. a coastal district of E Australia, in S New South Wales. Pop: 404 626 (2002 est)

2. an Australian breed of shorthorn dairy cattle noted for its high milk yield and ability to survive on poor pastures

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Example Sentences

The elder Tatum had been an assistant coach for Illawarra after joining the Hawks as a North American scout and special advisor to basketball operations.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Regardless, South32 kept its forecast of 4.4 million metric tons of annual metallurgical coal output from Illawarra, down from last year's 5.5 million tons.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

Severe weather is also hitting the nearby Hunter and Illawarra regions.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2022

Hundreds of schools are closed, and people in the Illawarra region, on the coast of New South Wales, and in the Sydney metropolitan area have been asked to refrain from all but emergency travel.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2022

In this manner, the rich Manero corn country, and the coalfields of Illawarra, might be brought into connection with Sydney, and a prodigious development imparted to the whole colony.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea by Stokes, John Lort