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Billinudgel (VILLAGE), NSW Details
History
First name was Grahamtown but chnaged to Hainsville in 1891. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Description
Village about 6 km NNE of Mullumbimby.
Meaning
Also: middle ground (between land and sea) from description of area of open forest hill slopes in which King Parrots may be found but this is not literal meaning of name. Also: meeting of the waters another descriptive meaning. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Origin
Aboriginal. Name refers to the King Parrot and relates to either the home of the King Parrot to an area the bird owned or to a place where the bird was found in great numbers. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). Also: from Gidhabal bilin for parrot. (M.Sharpe)
Billinudgel (VILLAGE), NSW
| title | Billinudgel (VILLAGE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 5053 |
| placename | Billinudgel |
| designation | VILLAGE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BYRON |
| description | Village about 6 km NNE of Mullumbimby. |
| meaning | Also: middle ground (between land and sea) from description of area of open forest hill slopes in which King Parrots may be found but this is not literal meaning of name. Also: meeting of the waters another descriptive meaning. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
| origin | Aboriginal. Name refers to the King Parrot and relates to either the home of the King Parrot to an area the bird owned or to a place where the bird was found in great numbers. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). Also: from Gidhabal bilin for parrot. (M.Sharpe) |
| history | First name was Grahamtown but chnaged to Hainsville in 1891. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
