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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 , (source unknown).

Backler Joseph Backler (1813?-1895), convict artist and portrait painter. Painted several well known pictures of early . 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 between Long Flat and Gannons Creek. The name was changed by the Lands Department because of confusion with Courangara on the .

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 ’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 2003 Bago 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 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 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 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 - 3 miles from Telegraph Point. For sale Dec 1911- surveyed by Flynn (see PMN, item 21 Dec 1911).

Banksia Street , 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 .

Bappin Early name for Pappinbarra-article by J.E. Huckett in 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 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 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 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 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 (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 (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 Hatch Billings 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 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 .

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 F orest, 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 . (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 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 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 .

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 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 generally E for about 3km into Loggy Creek.