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Dunbible (LOCALITY), 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 bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810.
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 (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Dunbible (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 81770 |
placename | Dunbible |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | TWEED |
description | A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810. |
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 |