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Doon Doon (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
A locality on Doon Doon Ck upstream of the Clarrie Hall Dam. It is bounded by the Nightcap Range in the south and is about 21 km WNW of Mullumbimby. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810.
Meaning
From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word doan doan meaning black or dark. Source: F J Watson Vocabularies p41.1943.
Origin
Aboriginal.
Doon Doon (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Doon Doon (LOCALITY) |
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state | NSW |
reference | 81768 |
placename | Doon Doon |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | TWEED |
description | A locality on Doon Doon Ck upstream of the Clarrie Hall Dam. It is bounded by the Nightcap Range in the south and is about 21 km WNW of Mullumbimby. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810. |
meaning | From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word doan doan meaning black or dark. Source: F J Watson Vocabularies p41.1943. |
origin | Aboriginal. |
history |