B 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 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 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.