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Dunbible (RURAL PLACE), NSW Details
History
Popular story of earlier times is that a local lay preacher crossing the creek by a log slipped and fell. An Aborigine who witnessed the mishap is said to have observerved: Done Bible Boss. (Ref. as above
Description
A rural place about 6 km S of Murwillumbah. Also assigned as an address locality.
Meaning
Also: a slip for Tunbible a type of tree the tunbi tree with suffix -bil for plenty of. As compared with info. above. (M.Sharpe).
Origin
Aboriginal. Refers to djunbi tree with suffix following (-ible) indicating there were many of these trees there. Also: a creek at the foot of a high mountain is a descriptive rather than literal translation. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Dunbible (RURAL PLACE), NSW
| title | Dunbible (RURAL PLACE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 16760 |
| placename | Dunbible |
| designation | RURAL PLACE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A rural place about 6 km S of Murwillumbah. Also assigned as an address locality. |
| meaning | Also: a slip for Tunbible a type of tree the tunbi tree with suffix -bil for plenty of. As compared with info. above. (M.Sharpe). |
| origin | Aboriginal. Refers to djunbi tree with suffix following (-ible) indicating there were many of these trees there. Also: a creek at the foot of a high mountain is a descriptive rather than literal translation. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
| history | Popular story of earlier times is that a local lay preacher crossing the creek by a log slipped and fell. An Aborigine who witnessed the mishap is said to have observerved: Done Bible Boss. (Ref. as above |
