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Wollongong

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

noun

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


Wollongong British  
/ ˈwʊləŋˌɡɒŋ /

noun

  1. 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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Dr. Katharina Peters, co-author of the study at the University of Wollongong said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

Authorities believe three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was abducted from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong in January 1970.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

“The science tells us that the Great Barrier Reef is in danger - and we should be guided by the science,” Prof Helen McGregor, from the University of Wollongong, told BBC News.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024

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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