Wollongong

American

[wool-uhn-gawng, -gong] / ˈwʊl ənˌgɔŋ, -ˌgɒŋ /

noun

a seaport in E New South Wales, in E Australia.

Wollongong British

/ ˈwʊləŋˌɡɒŋ /

noun

a city in E Australia, in E New South Wales on the Pacific: an early centre of dairy farming; now a coal-mining and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 228 846 (2001)

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But Lewis, speaking to the media on Wednesday from the England team hotel in Wollongong, said that despite his up and down season he never doubted that he had earned his place.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

England face Tonga in Perth on Saturday, before taking on France in the same city on 24 October and then Papua New Guinea in Wollongong on 30 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The twin brother of Kay Docherty who went missing near Wollongong in 1979 at the age of 15, also spoke at the hearing.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The project also involved scientists from Flinders University and the University of Wollongong.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

The point of Wollongong was formerly an island and is now only connected by drifted sandhills with the site of the township.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell

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