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Bald Hill Gully (CREEK), NSW Details
History
No record traced. MAPS. The name is not shown on county map of 1862 but is on later county maps and on the parish map.
Description
Water course rising just N of Cana Trig Station. Flows NW for about 4.8km towards the Mooki River when its course becomes indefinite.
Meaning
The gully rising near a bald or treeless hill.
Origin
Origin not traced but the name is long standing. It is possible that the hill at the source of the gully was once known as Bald Hill. There is a homestead Bald Ridge nearby at STMR Werris Creek 512-331.
Bald Hill Gully (CREEK), NSW
| title | Bald Hill Gully (CREEK) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 2081 |
| placename | Bald Hill Gully |
| designation | CREEK |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | GUNNEDAH |
| description | Water course rising just N of Cana Trig Station. Flows NW for about 4.8km towards the Mooki River when its course becomes indefinite. |
| meaning | The gully rising near a bald or treeless hill. |
| origin | Origin not traced but the name is long standing. It is possible that the hill at the source of the gully was once known as Bald Hill. There is a homestead Bald Ridge nearby at STMR Werris Creek 512-331. |
| history | No record traced. MAPS. The name is not shown on county map of 1862 but is on later county maps and on the parish map. |
