Gamack Street Most Likely Named for Dr Alexander Gamack, a Colonial Surgeon Who Settled in the Hastings Area at Rollands Plains
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G Gamack Street Most likely named for Dr Alexander Gamack, a Colonial Surgeon who settled in the Hastings area at Rollands Plains. Gaol Hill The hill at the eastern end of Clarence Street overlooking Town Beach. Sometimes referred to as Allmans Hill, Tombstone Hill. Gaol Point Port Macquarie. So named due to the proximity to the old gaol. Originally the pilot station stood here before it was moved. Steamers originally passed close to the point before the southern breakwater was built. To fortify the entrance a two pound gun and four pound gun were located here; they were later removed. Gannon Vale Property on the north side of Oxley Highway at Gannons Creek. Gannons Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 9km NW of the town of Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Herons Creek. It flows generally NNW for about 8km into the Hastings River. Gannons Creek A rural locality in the vicinity of the Oxley Hwy Hartys Plains Gazetted: 10 Mar 2004 Rd. Garden Crescent Port Macquarie. Originally Bridge Street West and Morton Street. Name reflects Garden Village as the street leads to the retirement village. Gaytime Property on eastern shore of Limeburners Creek 1km from the mouth. Geary Creek A watercourse about 6km long. It rises about 1km NNE of Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 Tuckybunyubah Mountain and flows generally ESE into Kumbatine Creek. Gearys Flat A locality about 2km WNW of Gearys Mountain and about 5km Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 SE of Tuckybunyubah Mountain. Gearys Mountain A mountain about 6km NNW of the locality of Upper Rollands Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 Plains and about 7km S of Mount Kippara. Geebung Picnic area on Dunbogan Beach near Diamond Point. Gells Creek SW of Lorne. Gentle Annies Creek Percy Reid story: - “Up Bellangry Creek crossed Bottle Brush Creek…..crossed Bril Bril Creek and up gentle Annie Creek” near Gundle Tin Mines. (Source unknown). George Inn Building located at Rollands Plains in 1846. George Street (1) Laurieton. Named after George Lane. (2) One of the streets in the early settlement that was lost when the town was re-aligned and renamed in 1831. Ran adjacent to present day Horton Street. Ghost Road see Houston Mitchell Road. Gillmans Folly Capt. Henry Gillman’s flat-roofed building on Windmill Hill at Port Macquarie near the later site of Major Innes flourmill. Used as a lookout for shipping. The flat roof was also used for dancing parties in the early days. (see History of Port Macquarie, p.52). Major Innes built a flour mill on that land (see History of Port Macquarie, p.94). Gills Creek A partly perennial stream rising about 4km NNW of the town of Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Hannam Vale. It flows generally E by N for about 6km into the Camden Haven River. Gills Road Lorne. So named because it was the road leading to A C Gills property. Gilmorehill Robert Davidson’s home in Grant St. Port Macquarie - later the site of the Salvation Army Bethany Nursing Home. Named after Gilmorehill University College Glasgow. Ginbarra Farm Bulli Creek - 2km SE of Byabarra. Ginger Gully A non-perennial stream rising about 2km NNW of Oxley trig. Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 station. It flows generally NE for about 1.2km into Stockyard Creek. Previous name Ginger Creek. Gingers Creek Gingers Creek is located between Walcha and Wauchope in Northern NSW, one hour from Port Macquarie on the Oxley Highway. Originally the site was known as Banjo Creek, then around the 1880s, when the Cells goldfields opened up, the creek was known as Heifers Creek because of the wild cattle that drank there. When an old ginger coloured bullock got stuck in the mud and drowned the locals referred to the creek as Gingers Creek. (Source: Local Studies unattributed document). Gladwyn Home of V. J. Tinkler Wauchope (see PMN, 7 Oct 1922, p.4). Glebe Close Port Macquarie. Named after the 'Glebe Grants' which were land grants made to the Church of England by the early governors of New South Wales. A Crown grant of 9 May 1842. Glebe Park A reserve situated beside Wrights Creek at Port Macquarie. It Gazetted: 30 Sep 1988 is located adjacent to Glebe Close and Lake Road, Port Macquarie. Origin: Formerly part of 'The Glebe' a Crown Grant of 9/5/1842. Glebe Estate. Glen Ayre Farm on western side of Bellangry Road 6km north of Beechwood. Glen Brae Property of T. H. Elford, The Hatch (see PMN, 15 Apr 1922). Glen Eden Farm east of Kindee 8km NW of Long Flat. Glen Esk see Glenesk. Glen Ewan Property of Archibald Blair Ewan who died at Port Macquarie 29 Jan 1872 - the site of an early sugar mill (1870s). Jack Downes had it at one stage; Wm Bransdon had part of Glen Ewan estate at Dunreath in 1890. Glen Garry Rollands Plains district. Henry Lewis Wilson, Arthur Wilson, Napoleon Wilson. H.L. Wilson freehold Rollands Plains - 1859. Glen Haven Property east of Pacific Highway 3km S of Kew. Glen Hokee Property off Bobs Creek road north of Queens Lake about 10km NE of Kew. Glen Lea Upper Rollands Plains (see PMN, 22 Feb 1896). Glen Morton Station on Haydon’s Road 6km W of Bellangry. Glen Oxley A rural locality on the Oxley Highway about 6km SE of the Gazetted: 16 Apr 1993 locality of Tobins Camp and about 2km NW of Sheep Station Trig. Station. Glen Vista Station 6km SE of Rollands Plains E of Wilson River. Glenalan Property on the north side Oxley Highway 5km west of Port Macquarie. Glenalvon Home of Mrs G. E. Parker Port Macquarie (See obituary of George White Caswell PMN, 5 Sept 1936, p.4). Glenburn Farm 3.5km from Comboyne (see PMN, 29 Sep 1917, p.5). Glencoe Property on the north bank of the Wilson river in the Parish of Tinebank at Rollands Plains. Original purchaser was William Henry Geary who was granted 2,560 acres in 1830. He left in the early 1850s. Marcus F. Brownrigg there 1859 - possibly Tingcombe. W.H. Cutler lived there on 40 acres for many years 1899. Little there in 1921). Donald McLeod there 1869/70 roll. (See Estate Names - Port Macquarie and Hastings Region. Dawson 2014). Glencoe Creek A watercourse about 22km long. It rises about 5km NNW of Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 Tinebank Mountain and flows generally E by S then SSE into the Wilson River, Upper Rollands Plains. Previous name Marowin Brook Glencrest Home of T. Hallett Port Macquarie (see PMN, 25 Jul 1925, p.4). Glenesk (1) Originally a portion of land taken up by Magnus MacLeod at Upper Rollands Plains. In the 1850s it was sold to Dr. Fred MacKellar (see Hist. of Pt. M p. 114 also PMN, 27 June 1934 p.8). George Irvine Scott there 1869/70 electoral roll. J. Rowsell lease in 1859 - Wm Rowsell 1859 - Chas McIver 6 Jan 1900. McKellar growing sugar there 23 Sep 1865. (2) Farm on Stingray Creek, 2km NE of Laurieton. (See Estate Names - Port Macquarie and Hastings Region. Dawson 2014). Glenewan See Glen Ewan Glenmist Farm on McLeods Creek on Comboyne-Kew road 6km west of Lorne. Glenmore Farm south of Comboyne. Glenrobert Telegraph Point. Probate of Henry Lewis Wilson. (see PMN, 23 Nov 1907). Glenrose Property of Fred Webber 20 Sep 1870 - near Fernbank Creek Port Macquarie. Glenrowan Farm Frazer’s Creek area W of Morton’s Creek village. Property 8km NW of Beechwood on the eastern bank of Frazer’s Creek Station 5km SW of Byabarra on Comboyne Road. Glenshiel Station on Rollands Plains road 6km N of Rollands Plains village. Glenthorne (1) Property off Morton’s Creek road N of Hastings River 2km east of Beechwood. (2) Location on the southern bank of the Manning River at Taree. Glenville Home of Mrs George Steel (1911) at Yeppin Creek it was later called Steelville. Glor Ian Farm on east side of Bellangry Road 6km north of Beechwood. Goats Island An island in Queens Lake situated about 3km NNW of Gazetted: 9 Jan 1987 Laurieton and about 3km WNW of North Haven. Local farmers organised races from Goat Island to Downes Big Drain (H. Downes) Rawdon Island. Gogleys Creek An inlet connecting Gogleys Lagoon to Camden Haven Inlet at Gazetted: 20 Mar 1981 Dunbogan. Named by John Oxley, the name Camden Haven Inlet was in use until 1902. When the training walls were completed and the area was cut off from the Camden Haven Inlet that part of the old inlet between Frenchs island and Dunbogan was named Gogleys Creek. The rest of the old inlet was named Gogleys Lagoon (see Camden Haven News 28 Feb 2018, p.11). Gogleys Lagoon See also Gogleys Creek. A lagoon branching from the Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Camden Haven Inlet about 3km NE of the Town of Laurieton. The Gogley name comes from a Captain Gogley (spelt with one 'o') who, before c1866 prior to the training walls being constructed, often anchored in the Camden Haven Inlet near where the oyster sheds are now in Gogleys Lagoon. The name 'Lake Hope' was only used colloquially by a few fishing families, around the time of World War Two, who fished the lagoon to feed themselves during hard times. So part of the Camden Haven Inlet became Gogleys Creek and Gogleys Lagoon, but it was never officially named Lake Hope. (see Camden Haven Courier 28 Feb 2018, p.11). Golf Street Port Macquarie. So named as it was in this location of the old golf course. Googleys Lagoon See Gogleys Lagoon Good Templars Hall Localed in Horton Street Port Macquarie.