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Back Creek (1) Possibly in the Kew area - John Hibbard (Snr) and Herbert
bought land there 7 Sep 1901.
(2) A possible earlier name for Maria River, (source
unknown).
Backler Joseph Backler (1813?-1895), convict artist and portrait
painter. Painted several well known pictures of early Port
Macquarie. Street named after him at Stirling Green Port
Macquarie.
Bagnoo A locality about 3km S of Pipeclay and about 8km SW of
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Hollisdale. An Aboriginal word. Originally known as
“Cowangarra”. When the Post Office and land was sold by
“Tyson” Bill Suters it was advertised as Cowangarra 23kms
west of Wauchope on the Oxley Highway between Long Flat
and Gannons Creek. The name was changed by the Lands
Department because of confusion with Courangara on the
Hawkesbury River.
Bagnoo Hills A group of hills about 3.2 km SE of Ellenborough.
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969
Bagnoo Place A locality just south of Ellenborough in the Hastings.
Bago A locality about 10km south of Wauchope. Broken Bago
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Range forms part of its southern boundary, and the locality of
Herons Creek adjoins to the south.
Bago Bluff A cliff in Kerewong or Broken Bago Range east of the Roll
Flora Reserve Over and about 11km NW by N of Herons Creek Station on
Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 the North Coast Railway. First climbed by Charles Frazer, a
member of John Oxley’s party in 1818.The eastern bluff is
known as Mt. Wauch, named after Captain Robert Wauch, of
Wauchope House, an early settler. In 1886 it was known as
Bagho Mountain, believed to come from an aboriginal word.
Other previous name Kerewong; *Broken Bago - The term
“broken” refers to the broken strata and zigzag effect of rock
veins.
Bago Bluff A reserve within Broken Bago State Forest, situated about 2
Flora Reserve km E by N of Bago Bluff. Previous name Bluff Flora Reserve.
Gazetted: 11 Apr 2003Bago Lookout A lookout about 9.5 km NW of the town of Herons Creek,
Gazetted: 23 Mar 1973 10kms west of Wauchope and west of Bago Road.
Bago Range Mountain discovered by Lt. John Oxley 1 Oct 1818 - near
Wauchope.
Bago Road Wauchope. The road going south from the Hastings Hotel,
Wauchope - now known as Cameron St in the Wauchope
township. Continues on to intersect with the Pacific Highway
near Herons Creek.
Bain Bridge Bridge over the Hastings River on the Wauchope-
Beechwood road, opened in 1907. Named after the Bain
family from Letterewe. In 1878 four of the most influential of
the upper river farmers called a meeting to discuss a flood
free bridge over the Hastings.
Bain Park A reserve in Avondale Street, Wauchope. Origin: Named after
Gazetted: 20 May 1988 Duncan Bain, born at Paterson River in 1841, he arrived in
the Wauchope district with his father in the 1850's and was a
principal mover in the establishment of a dairy factory at
Wauchope. He also donated land for the P.A. & H. Society for
the showground. Previous name Wauchope Central Park.
Bain Street Wauchope (1939). For Alexander Bain of "Letterewe."
Bains Falls Beechwood area near Mortons Creek Wharf.
Baker Court Port Macquarie. Public Housing complex 35-39 Lord St.
Balaclava Farm, 2kms SW of Batar near Kendall.
Bald Knob On Big Creek, opposite “Glencoe” Rollands Plains. Colonel
Gray had “Glencoe” 8 Mar 1847. Major Innes had the “Prince
of Wales” Hotel there.
Ballengarra (1) Anecdotally a name for a place of many lyrebirds
Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 (2) A parish (lands administrative division). Previous name
Ballengara.
(3) A trig station about 10 km NE of Upper Rollands Plains
locality and about 12km SE by E of Mount Kippara. Previous
name Ballengara.
Ballengarra Lookout In the Ballengarra Forest, about 10kms NE of Rollands
Plains.
Ballengarra State Forest in the Wauchope and West Kempsey Forestry
State Forest District. Area about 14,061 ha. Previous name Ballengara
Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 State Forest.Ballina Canal Port Macquarie. A canal located between Ballina Crescent
Gazetted: 28 Aug 1992 and Laguna Place, Port Macquarie. Origin: named to
commemorate the wreck of the Ballina.
Ballina Crescent Named after the wreck ''Ballina". The Ballina was a 299 ton
iron paddle steamer built in 1865 wrecked on Hastings River
Bar on 13 February 1879. Ref. A Town called Port, John
Moyes and Port Macquarie: The Port that was, Ian Finkel.
Ballyngana Wilson River area - the Churchill family there 1869/70
electoral roll.
Balyngara Creek A stream rising about 3 km SW of the locality of Ballengarra.
Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 It flows generally SE for about 10km into the junction of
Munns Channel and Caswell Channel near Pembrooke.
Previous name Naret Creek; Balyngara Branch; Salt Water
Creek.
Banda Banda A locality 22 km west of Rollands Plains. The Wilson River
Gazetted: 16 April 1993 flows through it and the localities of Upper Pappinbarra and
Kippara adjoin to the south.
Banda Creek A non-perennial stream rising about 1.6 km SE of Mt Banda
Gazetted: 22 Nov 1968 Banda. It flows generally SE for about 6.4km into the Wilson
River.
Banda Ridge A ridge extending in a SE direction from Mt Banda Banda for
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 about 6.4 km to the Wilson River from Banda Creek junction
about 6.4km E by S of Mt Boss. Previous name Banda Spur.
Banda Road Arboretum, 8kms NE of Mt. Boss- NE of Pappinbarra.
Banda Spur Range of mountains 10 kms E of Mt. Boss.
Banglow Creek A stream rising about 2km SW of the locality of Cooperabung.
Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 It flows generally SWS for about 4km into Wilson River.
Bangalow Estate H. Mackellar’s estate on the Wilson River-8 miles from Port
Macquarie.
Bangalow Farm H.G. Mackellar’s on the Wilson River and Torrens Creek-
near the junction with the Maria River- 3 miles from Telegraph
Point. For sale Dec 1911- surveyed by Flynn (see PMN, item
21 Dec 1911).
Banksia Street Bonny Hills, named after the trees in the area.
Banya Baree Farm, off Costigan Road, 10kms S of Yarras. Banya is an
Aboriginal word meaning ‘bark’ (tree). Source:Lissarrague, A
grammar and dictionary of Gathang (2010)Banyulla Farm, south of Hastings River, in Bagnoo area- 2kms south of
“Wallibree”, east of Thone River.
Bappin Early name for Pappinbarra-article by J.E. Huckett in
Hastings Shire Gazette 27 May 1976 says that in his early
days, “we always used the name Bappin- never Pappinbarra
in referring to our neighbouring district”.
Bappin Bridge Bridge over Bappin Creek.
Bappin Creek Article by H. Rae Young in the Hastings Shire Gazette 27
May 1976: -“Whether the creek was named “Bappin” by local
residents only or not, I do not know. In my time, the
Pappinbarra creek was named Bappin at the lower end of the
creek. The bridge was always named Bappin Bridge. This
information was given in March 1976 by Mrs Betsy Bradford
of Fig Tree Valley.
Bappin Hill Line of hills separating Kindee and Pappinbarra over which
the old stock route winds its way-still known as Bappin Hill.
Bappin Vale Property of Patrick Roach, Bappin Creek (see PMN 6 Aug
1904).
Bar Scrub Hastings River area- William Branch there in 1869/70
electoral roll.
Barellan Housing Commission property, 110-116 Bridge St West Port
Macquarie completed Feb 1978.
Barley Field Road E.M. Veron had a vineyard there, at least by 1880, Ramsay
also there. PMN suggests it was old Ocean Road past
Tacking point (see PMN, 16 Jun 1945, p.2).
Barneys Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 9 km NW of the Town
Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 of Herons Creek. It flows generally SES for about 3.5km into
Herons Creek.
Barneys Creek West of Mt. Seaview, north of the Oxley Highway-runs into
Grasstree Creek. Originates N of Mt. Seaview, runs W into
Grasstree Creek, thence into the Hastings River.
Barombin Property of Colonel Ackroyd. 1855. Later passed to
McKenzie. Ackroyd’s land, 1000 acres, Parish of Pappinbarra
(History of Port Macquarie p.110). 1832 postal Directory of
NSW: - “and north of the Broken Bago Ranges to the village
reserve of Barombin on the Hastings river” beyond which
there are no locations. Area later known as Huntingdon (alt.
Huntington).
Barracks Road In the Gum Scrub area, west of Ballengarra Creek.Barranganyatti T. Williams. (see PMN, 13 Feb 1915).
Barrie Estate Frank Barrie, Maria river (see PMN, 26 Aug 1911).
Barrys Creek Gum Scrub runs into Greg’s Road.
Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973
Bartletts Beach A beach about 0.5km long. It is about 1km NNW of Grants
Gazetted: 6 May 1973 Head and about 3km NE of Limeburners Flat. Tom and Cissy
Bartlett had land there in 1932. Earlier known as Little Beach.
Basin Ridge Road In Burrawan State Forest. West of Bonny Hills-Herons Creek
boundary.
Batar A rural place located on Batar Creek about 3.5km by road SW
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 of Kendall Station on the North Coast Railway.
Batar Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 3 km WSW of Batar
Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 locality. It flows generally ENE and E for about 9.5km into the
Camden Haven River. Previous name Batars Creek. Wallace
there 1876 onwards. Camden Haven - Hay Bros built a dam
across it in 1912- between Maher’s and Wallace property
(see PMN, 2 Nov 1912).
Batar Creek A locality east of the locality of Lorne. The Camden Haven
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 River separates Batar Creek from the locality of Kew in the
NE.
Batar Creek Road Kendall. Also known as Foxes Creek from a family that pnce
lived there. Origin: (1) Named for a cedar getter who was
buried there. (2) Named for an Aboriginal warrior who was
buried near the creek. Battur is an Aboriginal word meaning
warrior. (Source: Blair Montague-Drake, Kew Information Centre)
Baxters Farm 243 acres on Mortons Creek, near Beechwood. Offered for
sale. (see PMN, 12th May 1900, p.5).
Beach House Port Macquarie. Early photographs show it positioned east of
the Royal hotel, fronting the waterfront. It was occupied by
Alexander Waugh and his wife in 1848-56 and used as a
private school. Others to use it included McIntyre, Mrs Doyle,
W.A.H Slade, and Tingcombe. Owned by T.G. Wilson
1861-68. It was for sale by Francis Williams, owner of the
Royal Hotel. Jan 1889. Nurse Cowan opens private hospital
there in 29 April 1905.
Beacon Rock Hastings River entrance. Reported by Lt. Oxley
(see Place of Banishment P.36).
Bear Hill Cattle station in the Pappinbarra area (see PM News 1 Oct
1908).
Beckes Cottage Formerly officers’ quarters when the settlement was a penal
colony (1830’s). Corner of William and Owen Streets, Port
Macquarie. Application to pull down and remodel (see PMN, 10
Dec 1921).Beckes House Cottages known as Beckes, in William Street near the
flagstaff. Renovated in 11 Jan 1896 and two houses were
made into one - W.A.H. Slade was to occupy them.
Becke Street Port Macquarie. Named after George Lewis Becke (Louis
Becke), 1855-1913, born in Port Macquarie, his family lived
on the corner of William and Owen Street. An author who
wrote many stories of adventurous situations in the South
Seas. He was the son of Clerk of Petty Sessions Frederick
Becke of Port Macquarie.
Bedes Corner Part of road, running S of Upper Smiths Creek road, 6 klm
West of Kundabung.
Bee farm On Oxley Highway opposite Rosewood Rd near Wauchope.
Goodacres had an apiary there.
Bee Farm Crossing A rural place located 200m E of the Rosewood Road and
Gazetted: 10 Aug 2011 Oxley Highway intersection at Wauchope. Origin: The
location of the Yippin Creek crossing has been known as the
Bee Farm Crossing prior to 1919 when a government
experimental apiary was established. The apiary was closed
in 1934, however the name remains as a descriptive location.
(see Hastings Shire Gazette 23.6.1977).
Beechwood A village locality about 3 km NEE of Brombin and about 4 km
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 W of Crosslands locality and 7 kms NW of Wauchope.
Named for the white beech trees on the Neville property
which abounded.
Beechwood A school in Beechwood Rd via Wauchope, 2446.
Public School
Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973
Beehive Store Located in High Street Wauchope operated by F.
Marchments in 1894. (see People & places Vol.3, p.7).
Belambah John J. Fenn, of “Fernhill” and “Belambah” vineyards (see
PMN 25 Dec 1882). Belambah was in the vicinity of Tacking
Pont (see PMN, 29 April 1882, p.14. & PMN “The Christmas
Number 1882- No1).
Belbowrie Home of W.B. Dick (see PMN, 27 Aug 1921), Hibbard area.
Suburb of Port Macquarie.
Bel-Dar Farm, 1 Km S of Ellenborough.
Belhaven Road Lorne. Runs off Jerusalem Road, 1 Km S of Lorne. Named
after a property called ‘Belhaven’ owned by a Mr. Burgess.Bell Road Named after Mr. Bell, owner of Dunbogan Caravan Park in
the 1940’s.
Bellangry A village locality about 18 km NWN of the town of Wauchope.
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Believed to have originated from a misuse of the word
Ballengarry. Then it was retained when latter became
Ballengarra.
Bellangry A minor trig station about 8.8 km NE of Forbes Trig Station
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 and about 4.8 km NE of (the locality of) Upper Pappinbarra.
TS6142.
Bellangry House Built by William Woodlands for his son Robert about 1859.
Old farm of the Woodlands family overlooking Morton’s
Creek.
Bellangry Park A reserve in Bellangry Road, Port Macquarie.
Gazetted: 4 Dec 1987
Bellangry Road Named after a village in the upper Hastings area.
Bellangry State forest in the forestry district of Wauchope with an area
State Forest of 12,651 acres.
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969
Bellbird Wildlife sanctuary NE of Upper Rollands Plains, on Molly
Milligan’s Road.
Bellbowrie Street Most likely takes its name from the house of William Dick's
called Belbowrie. They moved into it as a new house in 1895.
(Ref. The Dick Family History by Paul Gorter).
Bellbrook Property of J.L. McMaugh near Kempsey. Named after the
running water of the creek. (see PMN, 2 June 1928).
Belle Vista Farm 8kms NW of Comboyne.
Bellengown Home and property of Thomas Caswell, adjoining the Hursley
property (see obituary of George White Caswell PMN, 5 Sep
1936).
Bellevue Drive Bellevue means "beautiful view" as seen from the side of the
hill. The Bellevue subdivision of land did not occur until about
1909.
Bells Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 3.2 km SW of Forbes
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 trig station. It flows for about 4.8 km into the Forbes River.
Bellview Farm Hollisdale area on the Pappinbarra Road. Property 4km
NW Lower Pappinbarra, on the west side of Pappinbarra
road. Once owned by J. McCarthy.Belvedere Station, about 1 Km W of the mouth of Fernbank Creek and E
of the Dennis Bridge at Blackmans Point. The site of a sugar
mill of the 1870’s. A.B. Ewan and Dr. Neild’s property and
sugar mill at Glen Ewan. Mrs George Suters married at
Belvedere, Blackmans Point in 1881. Other owners included
Charles Lockton.
Benaroon A large blackbutt tree in Middle Brother National Park.
Benaroon is rated as the largest Blackbutt in Australia and
has a girth of 15m.
Benaroon Drive Kendall. Off Batar Creek Road.
Bensons Inlet A creek rising about 10 km NEE of The village of Moorland. It
Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 flows generally N for about 3.5km into Watson Taylors Lake.
Previous name Bensons Creek.
Benwirrin Farm Brombin area, on the Brombin/Kindee Road 7 km west
of Beechwood. Property off Pipe Clay Road, 4 km SW of
Beechwood. Station, Gum Scrub area, E of Wilson River.
Beranghi Farm, west of the Maria River Road, 10Km SE of Kundabung.
District about 4km E of Kundabung.
Beranghi Road Crescent Head. Runs north-south to Crescent Head Road.
Bergalia Crescent Camden Head. Named after the timber carrying boat
“Bergalia.”
Berila Farm, Brombin area, on the Brombin/Kindee Road, 5kms
west of Beechwood. Property off Pappinbarra Road, 4kms
SW of Beechwood at Brombin.
Berts Road In the Cairncross area, W of the Pacific Highway. Joins
Forest Hut road to Thurling’s Road.
Betheden Nurse Morris had a Ladies nursing home there, Randall St.
Wauchope. (see PMN, 7 Jun 1913 p.4).
Better Ground Creek Runs into Forbes River at Beechwood.
Bevois Mount Property of Mrs Bailey - 29 Jul 1905 - son was Mr. W.J.
Statham – on the Manning Road. Bought by G.F. Klaeby in
1908.
Big Bay Hastings River near Limeburners. E.H and T. Dick had an
oyster lease there-“on the southern side” of Big Bay, 44 yards
W of the applicant’s lease No. 2659 Parish of Torrens (17
Dec 1898) near R.M. King’s Portion 33 (54 acres) Parish
Torrens.Big Chester PMN, 28 Oct 1899, issued warning “no swimming at Big
Chester at Flagstaff. Except at dead low tide- 6 feet shark
caught there.”
Big Creek Opposite “Glencoe” north bank of the Wilson River Upper
Rollands Plains area.
Big Flat Farm, south of the Hastings River, just E of Long Flat.
Property 3km W of Bagnoo, off the Oxley Highway. (see
Hastings Shire gazette 28 Mar 1939. Property in the
Pappinbarra area. (see HSG 28 Mar 1939).
Big Gum A reserve in Middle Brother State Forest, about 5km SES of
Reserve Lorne, and about 4 km NE of Stewarts River (Locality).
Gazetted: 30 Sep 1992
Big Hill A prominent hill in Comboyne Plateau at the head of Big Hill
Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 Gully about 2.8km E of Mt Kophi and about 4.8 km NE of Mt
Gibraltar. Previous name The Big Hill.
Big Hill Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 4.8km SSE of Red Hill.
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 It flows generally SE for about 7.2 km into the Hastings River.
Big Hill Point Point about 4km N of Point Plomer.
Big House About 32.2km from Lake Innes cottage on the south bank of
the Hastings River. Property and house named after McKay
family home in Sutherlandshire, Scotland. James, Patrick and
Hugh McKay there. (see Annabella Boswell's journal).
Big Nellie A flora reserve within Lansdowne State Forest and situated
Flora Reserve on the slopes of the mountain Big Nellie, located 10km WSW
Gazetted: 3 Dec 1999 of Lorne.
Big Nobby Headland at Crescent Head north of Port Macquarie.
Big Plain A flattish rural place located on the eastern bank of the
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Forbes River about 2km NW of the village of Birdwood and
about 6.4km NE of Jaspers Peak. Previous name The Big
Plain.
Big Scrub Land at the head of Thone River and Camden Haven River
(see PMN, 15 Sept 1934, p.8).
Bildargie Station 6km W of Rollands Plains and 1 Km S of Bril Bril
station.
Bill Hill Road The Hatch. Runs east from Pacific Highway, towards The
Hatch. 3kms S of Telegraph Point runs from Pacific Highway
east of to Roberts Plains, near The HatchBillings Garrett’s land at Ennis 1882.
Biloela Circuit Port Macquarie. From the Aboriginal word for ‘cockatoo’.
Black cockatoos were a common bird in this area. Part of the
Kennedy Park Estate subdivision of 1979 (see PMN,
18.5.1979).
Bimbadeen Property 3km W of Beechwood, on the N side of Pappinbarra
Road near Frazer’s Road.
Binbilla Aboriginal word for interlacing vines used in making
windbreaks and huts.
Bird Rock A submerged rock off the coast at Port Macquarie about
Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 10km NNE of North Point. Previously known as Nobby Rock.
(Source An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales
and its Dependant Settlements by James Wallis).
Bird Tree The largest blackbutt tree in Australia situated off Passion
Fruit Creek. 11.2km S of Kew- 227 feet high, 300 years old.
Birdsvale Farm on Fraser’s Creek Road, 4km NW of Beechwood.
Birdwood A Settlement about 10km N of Yarras, on the banks of the
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Forbes River about 2km N by E of the locality of Forbes
River. Name Origins: purportedly named for the numerous
birds in the early days.
Birpai A reserve in Quarry Way, Laurieton. Located about 1300
Reserve metres WSW of Camden Point. Previous name Cooks
Gazetted: 12 Jan 1990 Reserve.
Birralee Drive Lake Innes. Runs off Pacific highway, about 1 Km S of
junction of Pacific and Oxley Highways.
Bishops Creek Upper Hastings River, in the Werrikimbe National Park.
Bishops Swamp Upper Hastings River, in the Werrikimbe National Park
(Kangaroo Flat map). Originates in the Werrikimbe State
Forest (40 kms N of Mt. Seaview) runs S into the Hastings
River.
Bitter Ground Creek A mostly perennial stream rising about 4km NNW of Jaspers
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 Peak. It flows generally E for about 9.6km into the Forbes
River about 1.2km S of Birdwood.
Black Camp Gully A partly perennial stream rising about 5.5km WNW of the
Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 locality of Byabarra. It flows generally NE for about 4.8km into
Thone River. Previous name Black Camp Creek.Black Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 1km SE of Mt
Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Comboyne and flows generally ENE, SSE, ENE, and SSE for
about 24km into Camden Haven River. Previous name South
Arm.
Black Creek A locality about 10km north of the town of Lorne. It contains
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 the Black Creek and Lorne Flora Reserves. The Broken Bago
Range forms its northern boundary.
Black Creek A reserve located beside Black Creek within Lorne State
Flora Reserve Forest, about 6km WNW of Logans Crossing.
Gazetted: 11 Apr 2003
Black Creek Road Black Creek. West of Kendall.
Black Rock Limeburner’s Creek area (see PMN, 16 Jan 1909 p.2).
Blackbutt Creek (1) A partly perennial stream rising about 400m NNE of
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 Kindee trig station. It flows generally E for about 6.4km into
Pappinbarra River.
(2) Laurieton. Named after the trees in the area.
Blackbutt Park Council owned reserve bounded by Peppermint Crescent and
Gazetted: 28 Aug 1992 Mahogany Reserve, Wauchope. Origin: Blackbutt was the
name of the original subdivision.
Blackmans Point A village locality on the Hastings River about 7km WNW of
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Port Macquarie. A point at the junction of Maria River and
Hastings River
(1) Australian Dictionary of Biography suggests the name
came from William Blackman (1792-1868) who accompanied
John Oxley on his 1818 expedition.
(2) Mrs Henry Parker suggests the same in her book "Early
Days at Lake Innes”, Port Macquarie (Local Studies
collection).
(3) Johnson, R in 'The Search for the Inland Sea' states
"when they landed at Black-Man Point (now Blackmans Point)
about twenty-five Aboriginals greeted them, some of whom
had been present when they first entered the port.
Blackmans Point Road Road leading to the point on the northern side of the Hastings
immediately west of the Maria River.
Blacks Cemetery Cemetery for aboriginals near the rifle range and Golf Course
Wauchope.Blacks Surprise “A perpendicular and rock-bound eminence about 32.2km
from town on the Hastings River was pointed out over 50
years ago, as the place from which a shower of arrows
descended on the first boat of navigating soldiers, who went
exploring up the river. A spear entered the boat and ever
since the tragedy has borne the name of “Blacks Surprise”
(Source: Parker papers p.8. by Ian Symonds - not held).
Blacksand Creek Ellenborough River area.
Blackwells Knob Hill 2km NE of Kundabung.
Blair A reserve between Blair Street and Hart Street, Port
Reserve Macquarie. Origin: Alexander Blair was a prominent citizen of
Gazetted: 2 Oct 1992 Port Macquarie in the 1840's and was one of the first patrons
of the State School.
Blair Street Port Macquarie. Named after Alexander Blair, a prominent
citizen of Port Macquarie, and one of the first patrons of the
State School. Blair established a tannery on the current Lake
Road during the 1830s.
Blairs Shop Built in 1887 in Horton St, owned by the James Blair family for
47 years.
Blanchs Road Byabarra. Short Road, 1Km NE of Byabarra.
Blandfordias Name for Christmas Bells of Cathie Plains (see Boswell diary).
Blue Bay A canal located east of Sirius Close, Port Macquarie.
Gazetted: 25 Feb 1994
Blue Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 9 km NNW of the town
Gazetted: 23 Mar 1973 of Herons Creek. It flows generally ENE for about 5.5km into
Kings Creek. Near the junction of the Old Ballengarra-
Wauchope road - Keena’s had land on a hill above Blue
Creek, 1897 - later called Keena Creek. Named after the
colour of the clear water.
Blue Creek Dam A dam on Blue Creek, about 8.5km NW of the town of Herons
Gazetted: 26 Jun 1987 Creek.
Blue Creek Reservoir Named after the colour of the clear water.
Blue Knob Road in the Doyle’s River, Bulga Road State Forest area
(Kookamerica).
Blue Lake Later known as Keena’s Creek - H.G Keena settled there.Blue Slide A chasm on the Hastings River about 250m SE of Cobcroft
Gazetted: 23 Apr 2004 Cascades.
Bluff See also Bago Bluff Flora Reserve.
Flora Reserve
Bluff Road In the Telegraph Point area, towards Rollands Plains (see
PMN, 21 April 1917 p.5).
Blythe Street Wauchope. William H. Blythe was a Councillor on the
Hastings Council 1939.
Boat Harbour Farm, north of Oxley Highway, on the Hastings river 6km W
of Long Flat.
Boat Harbour Village reserve on the Maria River. (see History of Port
Macquarie p.114). Mariaville- on the northern part of the Maria
River. It was planned as a township - on the 1838 maps, a
constable’s hut was shown marked at the spot - in 1973 a
heap of hand-made bricks was found there, marked with a
cat’s paw.
Boat Harbour Creek East Kempsey, running E of Pacific highway, a short distance
from the end of the Maria River-the first route to Kempsey.
Bob Stanton Close Wauchope. A local mill owner.
Bobin Village on Bobin Creek, W of Comboyne.
Bobs Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 4km NE of Herons
Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Creek Railway Station. It flows generally S for about 6km into
Queens Lake.
Bobs Creek Road Bobs Creek. Runs from the Pacific Highway E to Glen Nokee,
just north of Queens Lake, Jolly Nose, Kippara, and Gearys
Flat.
Bodjerry Corner Farm off Rosewood Road near Wauchope. Alternate
spellings include Boodjerrie or Bodjerrie.Budjari (var.
boodgerie, budyari is an Aboriginal word meaning good, right,
or proper. Source:Lissarrague, A grammar and dictionary of
Gathang (2010)
Boltwood Way Stirling Green, Sovereign Hills, Port Macquarie. James
Boltwood (1819-1906) was an early settler of the Hastings
district and was involved in the sugar industry.
Bolyngarra Creek Originates at Mt. Cairncross, runs SE into Hastings River at
Rawdon Island.Bona Vista Falls A waterfall on Toms Creek about 4km S of Innes trig station
Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 and about 4km NW of Comboyne. It has a total drop of
38.1m.
Bonnie Corner Road Dondingalong. 10km NW of Kundabung.
Bonnie Doone (1) Hotel of James Harrower, the first licensee, at Mile Scrub,
Rollands Plains, along the main road. The name of the small
village on the Rollands Plains Road - Jack Walsh had a
bakehouse there.
(2) Home built for N. J. Lindsay. Hospital in Avondale St.
Wauchope operated by Dr Bonnie.
Bonny Hills Beachside town between Port Macquarie and Laurieton.
Originally known by the European settlers as Greenhills.
When application was made to build a Post Office in 1947 the
Postal Department wrote to say that as there were other
localities known as Greenhills so another name was required
before a Post office could be built. At a special meeting of the
Progress Association the name Grants Head was proposed,
however a women visitor suggested Bonny Hills which the
majority of those voting adopted. This name was submitted to
the Postal department and accepted. Many disputed the
choice thinking it should have been named Suterville after A
D Suters, an early settler. Another early settler, Tom Bartlett
preferred Bartlettville.
Boodjerrie V Corner Property 5km W of Wauchope, off Rosewood Road S of
Hastings River.
Boonoo Property of George Lyon, Ellenborough 1914 (see PMN, 13
Jun 1914).
Boonoo Creek Early name for Bunnoo Creek, Ellenborough (see PMN, 24 Jun
1922).
Boorganna A Settlement on the Comboyne - Wingham road about 10km
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 SW of Comboyne about 3km NW of Mt Gibraltar and about
3km WN of Mt Kophi. The origin of the name is uncertain,
though it is thought that it refers to either the mahogany or
lilly-pilly trees that thrive in the area.
Boorganna Reserve administered by the NPWS, about 7km NSW of
Nature Reserve Comboyne. Previous name Boorganna Faunal Reserve.
Gazetted: 12 Sep 1980
Booroola Farm on the Forbes River, 6km NW of Yarras.
Boss A minor trig station on Mt Boss, about 2km S of Camerons
Gazetted: 22 Nov 1968 Bluff and about 5.8km SSE of Brushy Mountain.Boss Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 400m W of Boss trig
Gazetted: 22 Nov 1968 station. It flows generally WSW for about 7.2km into
Cockerawombeeba Creek.
Bosun Lane Port Macquarie. Originally an unsealed part of Kemp Street.
So named to be in context with other nautical street names in
the area.
Bottlebrush Creek A stream rising about 6km NW of the locality of Bellangry. It
Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 flows generally ENE for about 14.5km into Bril Bril Creek.
Previous name Bottle Brush Creek. Alfred Kingsford was
there 1904. (see PMN, 20 Feb 1904 & Hastings Shire Gazette, 1
May 1952).
Bottlebrush Road Byabarra & Kerewong. Runs W from Rollands Plains, south
of Bottlebrush Creek, towards Bellangry.
Bourne Street Port Macquarie. James Bourne built the old St Agnes church
in 1878 and the presbytery in 1882.
Bourne Terrace In Clarence Street, the home of the Bourne family - Captain
Merritt lived there in 1901.
Boyds Road Herons Creek. So named as it was the road leading to J A
Boyds property.
Braeside Home of Dr. William Begg, Wauchope. (see People and Places,
Vol.3, p.8).
Branch Gully A non-perennial stream rising on the outskirts of Comboyne
Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 West. It flows generally SE for about 1.6km into the Thone
River. Previous name Branch Creek.
Branchvue Farm on Upsalls Creek, 12km W of Kendall.
Branga Park Mr Wauch’s property - son of Capt. Wauch - at New England
23 Jun 1894. Wauchope Historical Society note- “Said to
have been established by Robert Arthur Wauch and his
brother Alfred" - original house was destroyed by fire- has a
cemetery on the land - grazing and cattle breeding.
Bransdson Crossing Across the Wilson River, on the early Port Macquarie-
Kempsey Track near the Wilson River.
Brassey State Forest, Yarrowitch area, N of Oxley Highway.
Breckenridges Lane Kendall. Breckenridges had a farm here. (Source: The Early
Dwellings and Residents 1860-1960 Kendall)Brickfields The area in the vicinity of the Port Macquarie swimming pool -
where bricks were made by the convicts in the 1820’s and
later by businessmen in the 1880’s. (See PMN, 19 May 1923
“Brickfields for sale" see also PMN, 4 Aug 1888, p.2).
Bridal Veil Falls A waterfall on Waterfall Creek about 6.4km ESE of Innes trig
Gazette: 14 Feb 1969 station, and about 4km NE of the town of Comboyne. It has a
total drop of about 200 feet.
Bridge Street (1) Port Macquarie. Name in use from 1931. A descriptive
name for the street that was on both sides of the
Kooloonbung Creek and footbridge across the Kooloonbung
Creek. The original bridge was built by the chain gangs
engaged in the consturction of public works. Trees were felled
in the Tacking Point area and the prisoner’s saw-pit cut it to
the required measurements. The street on the eastern side
was later named Gordon Street.
(2) North Haven - the road to the bridge linking North Haven
and Laurieton.
Bridgewater Station 6km S of Bellangry and W of Bellangry Road.
Brigsley Park Property 3km W of Lorne, on the Comboyne Road.
Bril Bril (1) A locality containing portions of the State Forests of Brill
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Brill, Mount Boss and Bellangry. The localities of Kippara and
Upper Rollands Plains adjoin to the north.
(2) Station SW of Rollands Plains. Wilson River- William
Brewster there 1869/70 electoral roll.
Bril Bril Creek A stream rising about 7km NWW of the locality of Bellangry. It
Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 flows generally E for about 26km into Wilson River.
Bril Bril State Forest in the Wauchope Forestry District. Area about
State Forest 2190h.
Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973
Brilbourne Station 1km W of Rollands Plains.
Brilmore Property 2km W of Rollands Plains, on Bril Bril Creek, W of
“Wilsbro”.
Briloaks Station 6km W of Rollands Plains.
Brinawa Creek A creek that runs into the Ellenborough River W of
Ellenborough Falls.
Brindells Road Yarrowitch area runs NE from Oxley Highway near Tobin’s
road.Brisbane Street Port Macquarie. One of the streets in the early settlement that
was lost when the town was re-aligned and renamed in 1831.
Ran adjacent to the waterfront.
Broken Back Creek News report “coming into Port Macquarie along the
Blackmans Point Road, near Broken Back Creek” (see PMN,
27.06.1903, p.2).
Broken Bago Property on Lambs road, South of Broken Bago State Forest
12 kms NW of Herons Creek. Early name Brown’s Bluff.
Broken Bago Range A mountain range, 300-600m in height, extending about 23km
Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 in a generally ENE direction, on the south side of the
Hastings River, from the vicinity of Mt Comboyne to the Bago
Lookout which is about 6km SSW of the town of Wauchope.
Divides the waters of the Camden Haven River and tributaries
from the Hastings River and tributaries. Previous name
Kerewong Range; Broken Bagho Range.
Broken Bago State forest No 184, located immediately SW of Wauchope.
State Forest Broken Bago Range partly lies within this state forest.
Gazetted: 3 Oct 1986
Broken Bit Station on the north shore, Port Macquarie area, near
Limeburners Creek Nature reserve. Selections on
Limeburners Creek by the brothers of the late Miss Alice Dick
of Port Macquarie (see History of Grantham). Property of the
Dick family, Limeburners Creek. See also 'Grantham'.
Brombin A locality about 3km SW by W of Beechwood and about 2km
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 NW by W of Huntingdon. Was first known as Barombin.
Named by Colonel William Ackroyd who had the original land
grant as Burrinbin. Brumbin (it is said that the aborigines
called Brumbin “Mungong”. (meaning unknown). The land
was later owned by Ken and Duncan McKenzie.
Brompton Private hospital, Hay Street, Port Macquarie - Nurse
Felmingham, occupier (see PMN, 9 Mar 1907) Home and shop
of E.Carmichael, dry cleaner. (see PMN, 22 Mar 1919). House
in Hay St. Port Macquarie, built for O. C. Ochs 1902.
Bronte 2km SE of Rollands Plains, E of Rollands Plains road.
Warlters family home, Rollands Plains - Post Office there -
sold in 1978 –2km SW of Rollands Plains, on the banks of Bril
Bril creek. Bought by Cricketer Alan Border for his parents -
Wilson family history.
Bronte Park Rollands Plains, property of Henry Warlters.
Brooklands Farm, 3km W of Kendall.Brooklyn Park Comboyne area. A property owned by Mr William Cox (see
PMN, 8 Mar 1919).
Brothers Mountain Was Known to the Aboriginals as the three Birrooguns.
Coincidently Captain James Cook called it the Three Brothers
from out at sea as he sailed past. Today we have South,
Middle and North Brother Mountains.
Brownings Lane Wauchope. C R G & H Browning subdivided land here and
Hastings Shire Council determined that a section of land be
dedicated to the public as a laneway.
Browns Bluff Early name for Broken Bago mountain (see 'History of Port
Macquarie' P.22).
Bruce Porter A reserve located in Wharf Street, Laurieton within which is
Reserve located a Sea Rescue shed. Origin: Bruce Porter gave
Gazetted: 2 Aug 1991 exceptional service to both the Sea Rescue Squad and
Laurieton Fire Brigade.
Brunsford Property of Frederick Webber in 1870, Hastings River. See
Webber family history sheet.
Brunswick Hill Near Gannons Creek (see PMN, 30 Nov 1895) - picnic in aid of
the Wesleyan Church.
Brushford Property on Hastings River belong to Thomas Browning in
1865.
Brushy Mountain A prominent mountain about 4.8km NNW of Camerons Bluff
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 trig station, about 7.2km WNW of Mt Banda Banda, and 10km
N of Mt. Boss NW of Pappinbarra.
Bruxner Avenue After Mr. James 'Tim' Bruxner (1923-2017), Minister for
Transport in the NSW Government in 1976. Served as a
member from 1962-1981.
Bryanston James White’s land, Rawdon Island, Nov 1906.
Bryn Awel H.A. Mackay, Upper Rollands Plains (see PMN, 20 May 1922).
Buckeye Station on the W bank of the Maria River, just below Hacks
Ferry.
Buctons Ridge On Upsalls Creek, 6km W of Kendall.
Budgery Corner On Koree island- where the “Iron gang cleared”- (or
Boodgerry).
Bugsby Park Farm on the Lorne-Comboyne road. 4km W of Lorne.Bulga A plateau in the Elands area approximately 45km NW of
Taree and 60km W of Port Macquarie.
Bull Creek Yarrowitch area, N of Fenwick’s Road, N of Oxley Highway.
Bull Island In the Maria River/ Back Creek area 1911 (see PMN, 26 Aug
1911). Mrs James Freeman’s parents were there (see PMN, 9
Dec 1922).
Bulli Creek (1) A partly perennial stream rising about 7.5km SW of the
Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 locality of Byabarra. It flows generally NNE and W for about
14.5km into Thone River.
(2) Byabarra region. Joseph Lewis property, on the Hastings
river 1902- Joseph Blanch there in 1893-Comboyne area.
Bulli is believed to be an Aboriginal word for "white grub".
Bulli Gully A non-perennial stream rising about 0.75km NNE of Mt Bulli.
Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 It flows generally SE then S for about 2km into Little Upsalls
Gully. Previous name Bulli Creek.
Bulls Ground Forest area S of Broken Bago Forest, NW of Herons Creek.
Bulls Ground State Forest in the Taree Forestry District. Area about 1587h.
State Forest
Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972
Bundaleer Crescent Port Macquarie. Aboriginal word meaning 'among the trees.'
Bundeene Station just N of Marlo Merican Ridge, 25kms N of Telegraph
Point.
Bundilla Property E of Mt. Cairncross, W of Wilson River, Ballengarra
area.
Bundy Property (farm), on the Black Creek road, 5kms west Logans
Crossing and 8kms NW of Kendall.
Bunkers Creek Possibly between Rollands Plains and Blackmans Point- see
T.G. Wilson diary p.34. “Met Rev. Kemp who had just come in
from the Plains-the river at Bunkers creek very high-Johnny
left behind at Glenesk and Missie at Willsbro- will be some
time before they get back I expect.”
Bunnoo A minor trig station about 0.75 km N of Mt Botumboin, and
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 about 10km NW of the town of Comboyne.
Bunnoo River A mostly perennial stream rising about 1.6km WNW of the
Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969 town of Comboyne. It flows generally N for about 16.1km into
Ellenborough River. Mrs. M. Gohring lived there 1922 (see
PMN, 24 Jun 1922).Bunnys Corner A reserve at North Haven situated in Ocean Drive near
Gazetted: 11 Dec 1992 Adeline Street. Origin: Named after Bunny Wallace a local
identity - a trawler fisherman who performed many heroic
deeds by taking his trawler in dangerous seas to rescue
stranded and distressed vessels.
Bunya Farm on the Ellenborough River, 10km S of Ellenborough.
Michael Byrnes (Burns) property - possibly Bonya Douglas
Oaks, of Bunya - lived Ellenborough 1869/70 electoral roll.
Bunyan Road Forestry Department, 15km E of Mt. Boss.
Plantation
Bunyip Bridge Probably the bridge across Kooloonbung Creek, the Gordon
St bridge, with waterfall (weir) underneath it. (see PMN, 16
June 1894 p.2).
Burragan Farm west of Caswell Channel, Little Rawdon Island.
(Redbank).
Burrawan A parish (lands administrative division).
Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 (1)
Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 (2)
Burrawan Lake Early aboriginal name for Lake Innes - Major Mitchell gave it
this name when Innes applied for a grant. The Burrawang nut
was used by the traditional owners of the land for making a
type of flour.
Burrawan State Forest State forest in the Taree Forestry District. Area about 2471
Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 hectares.
Burrawan Street Port Macquarie. Lake Burrawan (see which) was the original
name of Lake Innes before Major Innes changed it.
Burrawan Vale Part of “Kingussie”- G.W. Walker, of Lindsay & Walker Wheat
Co-bought property “Kingussie” early 1900’s and owned it
from 1919-23 at least. From Wright’s Creek area to Lake
Innes-original grant of Jeremiah Warlters.
Burrawangs Farm off Batar Road 4km SW of Batar.
Burrawong Farm near Lorne Mountain, 8km SW of Kendall.
Burrawong Heights Farm 6 km S of Lorne.
Burumbin Property on the Hastings River belonging to Mr Ackroyd.
Bushes Creek Upper Hastings River area - a belt of ironbark country (see
PMN, 2 Sep 1911).Bushland Drive Runs north from “Billabong” Oxley Highway, to Sancrox
Road.
Butchers Yard George Allan Johnson’s (buried in Sancrox cemetery) family
moved there – Gannons Creek area 1890 - “Hastings Park”
runs south from Oxley Highway just before cemetery road
turnoff.
Butchers Yard Road (1) Runs south from the Oxley Highway, just before
Comboyne Road turn-off.
(2) Runs parallel to Gannons Creek, off Wauchope-
Comboyne road.
(3) Hartys Plains, Bago and Byabarra.
Butlers Bridge “Eastern approach to Butlers Bridge, Glebe Road.” - (See PM
Council minutes 27 Mar 1888).
Buzzandau Property in Cairncross, W of the railway line, N of
“Greenbourne”. Station 3km W of Pembrooke, on Stony
Creek.
Byabarra A village locality about 21km by road WSW from Wauchope
Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 Railway Station on the North Coast Railway and located on a
road between Wauchope and Comboyne. Aboriginal word for
“sleepy hollow”.
Byabarra Place Possibly named after the local town of Byabarra in the
Hastings area and as an aboriginal word it means 'sleepy
hollow.'
Byabarra A public school in the village of Byabarra.
Public School
Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972
Byambee On the Kew Road, near Lakewood Village.
Byrnes Brook A gully stream rising about 5.5km NNW of the locality of
Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 Redbank and West of Pembrooke railway station.It flows
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