Back Creek. Bagnoo. A group of hills about 3.2 km SE of Ellenborough. Bagnoo Hills Gazetted: 10 Jan 1969

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1 B Back Creek Backler Bagnoo Bagnoo Hills Bagnoo Place Bago Bago Bluff Flora Reserve Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Bago Bluff Flora Reserve Gazetted: 11 Apr 2003 (1) Possibly in the Kew area - John Hibbard (Snr) and Herbert bought land there 7 Sep (2) A possible earlier name for Maria River, (source unknown). 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. A locality about 3km S of Pipeclay and about 8km SW of 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. A group of hills about 3.2 km SE of Ellenborough. A locality just south of Ellenborough in the Hastings. A locality about 10km south of Wauchope. Broken Bago Range forms part of its southern boundary, and the locality of Herons Creek adjoins to the south. A cliff in Kerewong or Broken Bago Range east of the Roll Over and about 11km NW by N of Herons Creek Station on 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. A reserve within Broken Bago State Forest, situated about 2 km E by N of Bago Bluff. Previous name Bluff Flora Reserve.

2 Bago Lookout Gazetted: 23 Mar 1973 Bago Range Bago Road Bain Bridge Bain Park Gazetted: 20 May 1988 Bain Street Bains Falls Baker Court Balaclava Bald Knob A lookout about 9.5 km NW of the town of Herons Creek, 10kms west of Wauchope and west of Bago Road. Mountain discovered by Lt. John Oxley 1 Oct near Wauchope. 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. Bridge over the Hastings River on the Wauchope- Beechwood road, opened in 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. A reserve in Avondale Street, Wauchope. Origin: Named after 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. Wauchope (1939). For Alexander Bain of "Letterewe." Beechwood area near Mortons Creek Wharf. Port Macquarie. Public Housing complex Lord St. Farm, 2kms SW of Batar near Kendall. On Big Creek, opposite Glencoe Rollands Plains. Colonel Gray had Glencoe 8 Mar Major Innes had the Prince of Wales Hotel there. Ballengarra Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 (1) Anecdotally a name for a place of many lyrebirds (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 Ballengarra State Forest Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 In the Ballengarra Forest, about 10kms NE of Rollands Plains. State Forest in the Wauchope and West Kempsey Forestry District. Area about 14,061 ha. Previous name Ballengara State Forest.

3 Ballina Canal Gazetted: 28 Aug 1992 Ballina Crescent Port Macquarie. A canal located between Ballina Crescent and Laguna Place, Port Macquarie. Origin: named to commemorate the wreck of the Ballina. 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 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 Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 Banda Banda Gazetted: 16 April 1993 Banda Creek Gazetted: 22 Nov 1968 Banda Ridge Banda Road Banda Spur Banglow Creek Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 Bangalow Estate Bangalow Farm Banksia Street Banya Baree A stream rising about 3 km SW of the locality of Ballengarra. 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. A locality 22 km west of Rollands Plains. The Wilson River flows through it and the localities of Upper Pappinbarra and Kippara adjoin to the south. A non-perennial stream rising about 1.6 km SE of Mt Banda Banda. It flows generally SE for about 6.4km into the Wilson River. A ridge extending in a SE direction from Mt Banda Banda for 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. Arboretum, 8kms NE of Mt. Boss- NE of Pappinbarra. Range of mountains 10 kms E of Mt. Boss. A stream rising about 2km SW of the locality of Cooperabung. It flows generally SWS for about 4km into Wilson River. H. Mackellar s estate on the Wilson River-8 miles from Port Macquarie. H.G. Mackellar s on the Wilson River and Torrens Creeknear the junction with the Maria River- 3 miles from Telegraph Point. For sale Dec surveyed by Flynn (see PMN, item 21 Dec 1911). Bonny Hills, named after the trees in the area. 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)

4 Banyulla Bappin Bappin Bridge Farm, south of Hastings River, in Bagnoo area- 2kms south of Wallibree, east of Thone River. 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. 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 Bappin Vale Line of hills separating Kindee and Pappinbarra over which the old stock route winds its way-still known as Bappin Hill. 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 Barley Field Road Barneys Creek Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Barneys Creek Barombin Barracks Road Housing Commission property, Bridge St West Port Macquarie completed Feb 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). A partly perennial stream rising about 9 km NW of the Town of Herons Creek. It flows generally SES for about 3.5km into Herons 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. Property of Colonel Ackroyd Later passed to McKenzie. Ackroyd s land, 1000 acres, Parish of Pappinbarra (History of Port Macquarie p.110) 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). In the Gum Scrub area, west of Ballengarra Creek.

5 Barranganyatti T. Williams. (see PMN, 13 Feb 1915). Barrie Estate Frank Barrie, Maria river (see PMN, 26 Aug 1911). Barrys Creek Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 Bartletts Beach Gazetted: 6 May 1973 Basin Ridge Road Batar Batar Creek Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Batar Creek Baxters Farm Beach House Beacon Rock Bear Hill Beckes Cottage Gum Scrub runs into Greg s Road. A beach about 0.5km long. It is about 1km NNW of Grants Head and about 3km NE of Limeburners Flat. Tom and Cissy Bartlett had land there in Earlier known as Little Beach. In Burrawan State Forest. West of Bonny Hills-Herons Creek boundary. A rural place located on Batar Creek about 3.5km by road SW of Kendall Station on the North Coast Railway. A partly perennial stream rising about 3 km WSW of Batar 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 between Maher s and Wallace property (see PMN, 2 Nov 1912). A locality east of the locality of Lorne. The Camden Haven River separates Batar Creek from the locality of Kew in the NE. 243 acres on Mortons Creek, near Beechwood. Offered for sale. (see PMN, 12th May 1900, p.5). 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 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 It was for sale by Francis Williams, owner of the Royal Hotel. Jan Nurse Cowan opens private hospital there in 29 April Hastings River entrance. Reported by Lt. Oxley (see Place of Banishment P.36). Cattle station in the Pappinbarra area (see PM News 1 Oct 1908). 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).

6 Beckes House Becke Street Bedes Corner Bee farm Bee Farm Crossing Gazetted: 10 Aug 2011 Beechwood Beechwood Public School Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 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. Port Macquarie. Named after George Lewis Becke (Louis Becke), , 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. Part of road, running S of Upper Smiths Creek road, 6 klm West of Kundabung. On Oxley Highway opposite Rosewood Rd near Wauchope. Goodacres had an apiary there. A rural place located 200m E of the Rosewood Road and 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 ). A village locality about 3 km NEE of Brombin and about 4 km W of Crosslands locality and 7 kms NW of Wauchope. Named for the white beech trees on the Neville property which abounded. A school in Beechwood Rd via Wauchope, Beehive Store Located in High Street Wauchope operated by F. Marchments in (see People & places Vol.3, p.7). Belambah Belbowrie Bel-Dar Belhaven Road 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 No1). Home of W.B. Dick (see PMN, 27 Aug 1921), Hibbard area. Suburb of Port Macquarie. Farm, 1 Km S of Ellenborough. Lorne. Runs off Jerusalem Road, 1 Km S of Lorne. Named after a property called Belhaven owned by a Mr. Burgess.

7 Bell Road Bellangry Bellangry Named after Mr. Bell, owner of Dunbogan Caravan Park in the 1940 s. A village locality about 18 km NWN of the town of Wauchope. Believed to have originated from a misuse of the word Ballengarry. Then it was retained when latter became Ballengarra. A minor trig station about 8.8 km NE of Forbes Trig Station and about 4.8 km NE of (the locality of) Upper Pappinbarra. TS6142. Bellangry House Built by William Woodlands for his son Robert about Old farm of the Woodlands family overlooking Morton s Creek. Bellangry Park Gazetted: 4 Dec 1987 Bellangry Road Bellangry State Forest Bellbird Bellbowrie Street Bellbrook Belle Vista Bellengown Bellevue Drive Bells Creek Bellview A reserve in Bellangry Road, Port Macquarie. Named after a village in the upper Hastings area. State forest in the forestry district of Wauchope with an area of 12,651 acres. Wildlife sanctuary NE of Upper Rollands Plains, on Molly Milligan s Road. Most likely takes its name from the house of William Dick's called Belbowrie. They moved into it as a new house in (Ref. The Dick Family History by Paul Gorter). Property of J.L. McMaugh near Kempsey. Named after the running water of the creek. (see PMN, 2 June 1928). Farm 8kms NW of Comboyne. Home and property of Thomas Caswell, adjoining the Hursley property (see obituary of George White Caswell PMN, 5 Sep 1936). Bellevue means "beautiful view" as seen from the side of the hill. The Bellevue subdivision of land did not occur until about A partly perennial stream rising about 3.2 km SW of Forbes trig station. It flows for about 4.8 km into the Forbes River. Farm Hollisdale area on the Pappinbarra Road. Property 4km NW Lower Pappinbarra, on the west side of Pappinbarra road. Once owned by J. McCarthy.

8 Belvedere Benaroon Benaroon Drive Bensons Inlet Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Benwirrin Beranghi Beranghi Road Bergalia Crescent Berila Berts Road Betheden Better Ground Creek Bevois Mount Big Bay 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 Other owners included Charles Lockton. A large blackbutt tree in Middle Brother National Park. Benaroon is rated as the largest Blackbutt in Australia and has a girth of 15m. Kendall. Off Batar Creek Road. A creek rising about 10 km NEE of The village of Moorland. It flows generally N for about 3.5km into Watson Taylors Lake. Previous name Bensons Creek. 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. Farm, west of the Maria River Road, 10Km SE of Kundabung. District about 4km E of Kundabung. Crescent Head. Runs north-south to Crescent Head Road. Camden Head. Named after the timber carrying boat Bergalia. Farm, Brombin area, on the Brombin/Kindee Road, 5kms west of Beechwood. Property off Pappinbarra Road, 4kms SW of Beechwood at Brombin. In the Cairncross area, W of the Pacific Highway. Joins Forest Hut road to Thurling s Road. Nurse Morris had a Ladies nursing home there, Randall St. Wauchope. (see PMN, 7 Jun 1913 p.4). Runs into Forbes River at Beechwood. Property of Mrs Bailey - 29 Jul son was Mr. W.J. Statham on the Manning Road. Bought by G.F. Klaeby in 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 Parish of Torrens (17 Dec 1898) near R.M. King s Portion 33 (54 acres) Parish Torrens.

9 Big Chester Big Creek Big Flat Big Gum Reserve Gazetted: 30 Sep 1992 Big Hill Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 Big Hill Creek Big Hill Point Big House Big Nellie Flora Reserve Gazetted: 3 Dec 1999 Big Nobby Big Plain Big Scrub Bildargie Bill Hill Road PMN, 28 Oct 1899, issued warning no swimming at Big Chester at Flagstaff. Except at dead low tide- 6 feet shark caught there. Opposite Glencoe north bank of the Wilson River Upper Rollands Plains area. 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 Property in the Pappinbarra area. (see HSG 28 Mar 1939). A reserve in Middle Brother State Forest, about 5km SES of Lorne, and about 4 km NE of Stewarts River (Locality). A prominent hill in Comboyne Plateau at the head of Big Hill Gully about 2.8km E of Mt Kophi and about 4.8 km NE of Mt Gibraltar. Previous name The Big Hill. A partly perennial stream rising about 4.8km SSE of Red Hill. It flows generally SE for about 7.2 km into the Hastings River. Point about 4km N of Point Plomer. 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). A flora reserve within Lansdowne State Forest and situated on the slopes of the mountain Big Nellie, located 10km WSW of Lorne. Headland at Crescent Head north of Port Macquarie. A flattish rural place located on the eastern bank of the Forbes River about 2km NW of the village of Birdwood and about 6.4km NE of Jaspers Peak. Previous name The Big Plain. Land at the head of Thone River and Camden Haven River (see PMN, 15 Sept 1934, p.8). Station 6km W of Rollands Plains and 1 Km S of Bril Bril station. 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

10 Billings Garrett s land at Ennis Biloela Circuit Bimbadeen Binbilla Bird Rock Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 Bird Tree Birdsvale Birdwood Birpai Reserve Gazetted: 12 Jan 1990 Birralee Drive Bishops Creek Bishops Swamp Bitter Ground Creek Black Camp Gully Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 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, ). Property 3km W of Beechwood, on the N side of Pappinbarra Road near Frazer s Road. Aboriginal word for interlacing vines used in making windbreaks and huts. A submerged rock off the coast at Port Macquarie about 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). The largest blackbutt tree in Australia situated off Passion Fruit Creek. 11.2km S of Kew- 227 feet high, 300 years old. Farm on Fraser s Creek Road, 4km NW of Beechwood. A Settlement about 10km N of Yarras, on the banks of the 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. A reserve in Quarry Way, Laurieton. Located about 1300 metres WSW of Camden Point. Previous name Cooks Reserve. Lake Innes. Runs off Pacific highway, about 1 Km S of junction of Pacific and Oxley Highways. Upper Hastings River, in the Werrikimbe National Park. 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. A mostly perennial stream rising about 4km NNW of Jaspers Peak. It flows generally E for about 9.6km into the Forbes River about 1.2km S of Birdwood. A partly perennial stream rising about 5.5km WNW of the locality of Byabarra. It flows generally NE for about 4.8km into Thone River. Previous name Black Camp Creek.

11 Black Creek Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Black Creek Black Creek Flora Reserve Gazetted: 11 Apr 2003 Black Creek Road Black Rock Blackbutt Creek Blackbutt Park Gazetted: 28 Aug 1992 Blackmans Point A partly perennial stream rising about 1km SE of Mt Comboyne and flows generally ENE, SSE, ENE, and SSE for about 24km into Camden Haven River. Previous name South Arm. A locality about 10km north of the town of Lorne. It contains the Black Creek and Lorne Flora Reserves. The Broken Bago Range forms its northern boundary. A reserve located beside Black Creek within Lorne State Forest, about 6km WNW of Logans Crossing. Black Creek. West of Kendall. Limeburner s Creek area (see PMN, 16 Jan 1909 p.2). (1) A partly perennial stream rising about 400m NNE of Kindee trig station. It flows generally E for about 6.4km into Pappinbarra River. (2) Laurieton. Named after the trees in the area. Council owned reserve bounded by Peppermint Crescent and Mahogany Reserve, Wauchope. Origin: Blackbutt was the name of the original subdivision. A village locality on the Hastings River about 7km WNW of 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 ( ) 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.

12 Blacks Surprise Blacksand Creek Blackwells Knob Blair Reserve Gazetted: 2 Oct 1992 Blair Street 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). Ellenborough River area. Hill 2km NE of Kundabung. A reserve between Blair Street and Hart Street, Port Macquarie. Origin: Alexander Blair was a prominent citizen of Port Macquarie in the 1840's and was one of the first patrons of the State School. 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 Blanchs Road Blandfordias Blue Bay Gazetted: 25 Feb 1994 Blue Creek Gazetted: 23 Mar 1973 Blue Creek Dam Gazetted: 26 Jun 1987 Blue Creek Reservoir Blue Knob Blue Lake Built in 1887 in Horton St, owned by the James Blair family for 47 years. Byabarra. Short Road, 1Km NE of Byabarra. Name for Christmas Bells of Cathie Plains (see Boswell diary). A canal located east of Sirius Close, Port Macquarie. A partly perennial stream rising about 9 km NNW of the town 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, later called Keena Creek. Named after the colour of the clear water. A dam on Blue Creek, about 8.5km NW of the town of Herons Creek. Named after the colour of the clear water. Road in the Doyle s River, Bulga Road State Forest area (Kookamerica). Later known as Keena s Creek - H.G Keena settled there.

13 Blue Slide Gazetted: 23 Apr 2004 Bluff Flora Reserve Bluff Road Blythe Street Boat Harbour Boat Harbour Boat Harbour Creek Bob Stanton Close Bobin Bobs Creek Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Bobs Creek Road Bodjerry Corner Boltwood Way Bolyngarra Creek A chasm on the Hastings River about 250m SE of Cobcroft Cascades. See also Bago Bluff Flora Reserve. In the Telegraph Point area, towards Rollands Plains (see PMN, 21 April 1917 p.5). Wauchope. William H. Blythe was a Councillor on the Hastings Council Farm, north of Oxley Highway, on the Hastings river 6km W of Long Flat. 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. East Kempsey, running E of Pacific highway, a short distance from the end of the Maria River-the first route to Kempsey. Wauchope. A local mill owner. Village on Bobin Creek, W of Comboyne. A partly perennial stream rising about 4km NE of Herons Creek Railway Station. It flows generally S for about 6km into Queens Lake. Bobs Creek. Runs from the Pacific Highway E to Glen Nokee, just north of Queens Lake, Jolly Nose, Kippara, and Gearys Flat. 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) Stirling Green, Sovereign Hills, Port Macquarie. James Boltwood ( ) was an early settler of the Hastings district and was involved in the sugar industry. Originates at Mt. Cairncross, runs SE into Hastings River at Rawdon Island.

14 Bona Vista Falls Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 Bonnie Corner Road Bonnie Doone Bonny Hills Boodjerrie V Corner A waterfall on Toms Creek about 4km S of Innes trig station and about 4km NW of Comboyne. It has a total drop of 38.1m. Dondingalong. 10km NW of Kundabung. (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. 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. 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 Boorganna Boorganna Nature Reserve Gazetted: 12 Sep 1980 Booroola Boss Gazetted: 22 Nov 1968 Early name for Bunnoo Creek, Ellenborough (see PMN, 24 Jun 1922). A Settlement on the Comboyne - Wingham road about 10km 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. Reserve administered by the NPWS, about 7km NSW of Comboyne. Previous name Boorganna Faunal Reserve. Farm on the Forbes River, 6km NW of Yarras. A minor trig station on Mt Boss, about 2km S of Camerons Bluff and about 5.8km SSE of Brushy Mountain.

15 Boss Creek Gazetted: 22 Nov 1968 Bosun Lane Bottlebrush Creek Gazetted: 29 Jun 1973 Bottlebrush Road Bourne Street Bourne Terrace Boyds Road Braeside Branch Gully Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 Branchvue Branga Park Bransdson Crossing Brassey Breckenridges Lane A partly perennial stream rising about 400m W of Boss trig station. It flows generally WSW for about 7.2km into Cockerawombeeba Creek. Port Macquarie. Originally an unsealed part of Kemp Street. So named to be in context with other nautical street names in the area. A stream rising about 6km NW of the locality of Bellangry. It flows generally ENE for about 14.5km into Bril Bril Creek. Previous name Bottle Brush Creek. Alfred Kingsford was there (see PMN, 20 Feb 1904 & Hastings Shire Gazette, 1 May 1952). Byabarra & Kerewong. Runs W from Rollands Plains, south of Bottlebrush Creek, towards Bellangry. Port Macquarie. James Bourne built the old St Agnes church in 1878 and the presbytery in In Clarence Street, the home of the Bourne family - Captain Merritt lived there in Herons Creek. So named as it was the road leading to J A Boyds property. Home of Dr. William Begg, Wauchope. (see People and Places, Vol.3, p.8). A non-perennial stream rising on the outskirts of Comboyne West. It flows generally SE for about 1.6km into the Thone River. Previous name Branch Creek. Farm on Upsalls Creek, 12km W of Kendall. Mr Wauch s property - son of Capt. Wauch - at New England 23 Jun 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. Across the Wilson River, on the early Port Macquarie- Kempsey Track near the Wilson River. State Forest, Yarrowitch area, N of Oxley Highway. Kendall. Breckenridges had a farm here. (Source: The Early Dwellings and Residents Kendall)

16 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 Gazette: 14 Feb 1969 Bridge Street Bridgewater Brigsley Park Bril Bril Bril Bril Creek Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 Bril Bril State Forest Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 Brilbourne Brilmore Briloaks Brinawa Creek Brindells Road A waterfall on Waterfall Creek about 6.4km ESE of Innes trig station, and about 4km NE of the town of Comboyne. It has a total drop of about 200 feet. (1) Port Macquarie. Name in use from 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. Station 6km S of Bellangry and W of Bellangry Road. Property 3km W of Lorne, on the Comboyne Road. (1) A locality containing portions of the State Forests of Brill 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. A stream rising about 7km NWW of the locality of Bellangry. It flows generally E for about 26km into Wilson River. State Forest in the Wauchope Forestry District. Area about 2190h. Station 1km W of Rollands Plains. Property 2km W of Rollands Plains, on Bril Bril Creek, W of Wilsbro. Station 6km W of Rollands Plains. A creek that runs into the Ellenborough River W of Ellenborough Falls. Yarrowitch area runs NE from Oxley Highway near Tobin s road.

17 Brisbane Street Broken Back Creek Broken Bago Broken Bago Range Gazetted: 23 Feb 1973 Broken Bago State Forest Gazetted: 3 Oct 1986 Broken Bit Brombin Brompton Bronte Bronte Park Brooklands Port Macquarie. One of the streets in the early settlement that was lost when the town was re-aligned and renamed in Ran adjacent to the waterfront. News report coming into Port Macquarie along the Blackmans Point Road, near Broken Back Creek (see PMN, , p.2). Property on Lambs road, South of Broken Bago State Forest 12 kms NW of Herons Creek. Early name Brown s Bluff. A mountain range, m in height, extending about 23km 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. State forest No 184, located immediately SW of Wauchope. Broken Bago Range partly lies within this state forest. 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'. A locality about 3km SW by W of Beechwood and about 2km 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. 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 km SE of Rollands Plains, E of Rollands Plains road. Warlters family home, Rollands Plains - Post Office there - sold in km SW of Rollands Plains, on the banks of Bril Bril creek. Bought by Cricketer Alan Border for his parents - Wilson family history. Rollands Plains, property of Henry Warlters. Farm, 3km W of Kendall.

18 Brooklyn Park Brothers Mountain Brownings Lane Browns Bluff Bruce Porter Reserve Gazetted: 2 Aug 1991 Brunsford Brunswick Hill Brushford Brushy Mountain Bruxner Avenue Comboyne area. A property owned by Mr William Cox (see PMN, 8 Mar 1919). 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. 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. Early name for Broken Bago mountain (see 'History of Port Macquarie' P.22). A reserve located in Wharf Street, Laurieton within which is located a Sea Rescue shed. Origin: Bruce Porter gave exceptional service to both the Sea Rescue Squad and Laurieton Fire Brigade. Property of Frederick Webber in 1870, Hastings River. See Webber family history sheet. Near Gannons Creek (see PMN, 30 Nov 1895) - picnic in aid of the Wesleyan Church. Property on Hastings River belong to Thomas Browning in A prominent mountain about 4.8km NNW of Camerons Bluff trig station, about 7.2km WNW of Mt Banda Banda, and 10km N of Mt. Boss NW of Pappinbarra. After Mr. James 'Tim' Bruxner ( ), Minister for Transport in the NSW Government in Served as a member from Bryanston James White s land, Rawdon Island, Nov Bryn Awel H.A. Mackay, Upper Rollands Plains (see PMN, 20 May 1922). Buckeye Buctons Ridge Budgery Corner Bugsby Park Station on the W bank of the Maria River, just below Hacks Ferry. On Upsalls Creek, 6km W of Kendall. On Koree island- where the Iron gang cleared - (or Boodgerry). Farm on the Lorne-Comboyne road. 4km W of Lorne.

19 Bulga Bull Creek Bull Island Bulli Creek Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Bulli Gully Gazetted: 14 Feb 1969 Bulls Ground Bulls Ground State Forest Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Bundaleer Crescent Bundeene Bundilla Bundy Bunkers Creek Bunnoo Bunnoo River A plateau in the Elands area approximately 45km NW of Taree and 60km W of Port Macquarie. Yarrowitch area, N of Fenwick s Road, N of Oxley Highway. 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). (1) A partly perennial stream rising about 7.5km SW of the 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 Joseph Blanch there in 1893-Comboyne area. Bulli is believed to be an Aboriginal word for "white grub". A non-perennial stream rising about 0.75km NNE of Mt Bulli. It flows generally SE then S for about 2km into Little Upsalls Gully. Previous name Bulli Creek. Forest area S of Broken Bago Forest, NW of Herons Creek. State Forest in the Taree Forestry District. Area about 1587h. Port Macquarie. Aboriginal word meaning 'among the trees.' Station just N of Marlo Merican Ridge, 25kms N of Telegraph Point. Property E of Mt. Cairncross, W of Wilson River, Ballengarra area. Property (farm), on the Black Creek road, 5kms west Logans Crossing and 8kms NW of Kendall. 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. A minor trig station about 0.75 km N of Mt Botumboin, and about 10km NW of the town of Comboyne. A mostly perennial stream rising about 1.6km WNW of the 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).

20 Bunnys Corner Gazetted: 11 Dec 1992 Bunya Bunyan Road Plantation Bunyip Bridge Burragan Burrawan Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 (1) Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 (2) Burrawan Lake Burrawan State Forest Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Burrawan Street Burrawan Vale Burrawangs Burrawong Burrawong Heights Burumbin Bushes Creek A reserve at North Haven situated in Ocean Drive near 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. 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. Forestry Department, 15km E of Mt. Boss. Probably the bridge across Kooloonbung Creek, the Gordon St bridge, with waterfall (weir) underneath it. (see PMN, 16 June 1894 p.2). Farm west of Caswell Channel, Little Rawdon Island. (Redbank). A parish (lands administrative division). 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. State forest in the Taree Forestry District. Area about 2471 hectares. Port Macquarie. Lake Burrawan (see which) was the original name of Lake Innes before Major Innes changed it. Part of Kingussie - G.W. Walker, of Lindsay & Walker Wheat Co-bought property Kingussie early 1900 s and owned it from at least. From Wright s Creek area to Lake Innes-original grant of Jeremiah Warlters. Farm off Batar Road 4km SW of Batar. Farm near Lorne Mountain, 8km SW of Kendall. Farm 6 km S of Lorne. Property on the Hastings River belonging to Mr Ackroyd. Upper Hastings River area - a belt of ironbark country (see PMN, 2 Sep 1911).

21 Bushland Drive Butchers Yard Butchers Yard Road Butlers Bridge Buzzandau Byabarra Byabarra Place Byabarra Public School Gazetted: 22 Dec 1972 Byambee Byrnes Brook Gazetted: 6 Apr 1973 Runs north from Billabong Oxley Highway, to Sancrox Road. George Allan Johnson s (buried in Sancrox cemetery) family moved there Gannons Creek area Hastings Park runs south from Oxley Highway just before cemetery road turnoff. (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. Eastern approach to Butlers Bridge, Glebe Road. - (See PM Council minutes 27 Mar 1888). Property in Cairncross, W of the railway line, N of Greenbourne. Station 3km W of Pembrooke, on Stony Creek. A village locality about 21km by road WSW from Wauchope Railway Station on the North Coast Railway and located on a road between Wauchope and Comboyne. Aboriginal word for sleepy hollow. Possibly named after the local town of Byabarra in the Hastings area and as an aboriginal word it means 'sleepy hollow.' A public school in the village of Byabarra. On the Kew Road, near Lakewood Village. A gully stream rising about 5.5km NNW of the locality of Redbank and West of Pembrooke railway station.it flows generally E for about 3km into Loggy Creek.