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Tucki Tucki (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
A locality about 8.5 km NNE of Coraki. Boundaries within the Lismore Council area shown on map GNB3628.
Meaning
Also: eel. (Anthropological Society of Australasia. p.126). Also: root of an edible fern or reed; Also: eel which can be descriptive only as these do not translate as Tucki in Bundjalung. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Soc. 1983
Origin
Aboriginal. Originally pronounced chookie chookie a call of a bird hence the name of the bird. Some sources say the bird is a water hen but others say a Native Companion. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983).
Tucki Tucki (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Tucki Tucki (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 60283 |
| placename | Tucki Tucki |
| designation | LOCALITY |
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| previous names | |
| lga | LISMORE |
| description | A locality about 8.5 km NNE of Coraki. Boundaries within the Lismore Council area shown on map GNB3628. |
| meaning | Also: eel. (Anthropological Society of Australasia. p.126). Also: root of an edible fern or reed; Also: eel which can be descriptive only as these do not translate as Tucki in Bundjalung. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Soc. 1983 |
| origin | Aboriginal. Originally pronounced chookie chookie a call of a bird hence the name of the bird. Some sources say the bird is a water hen but others say a Native Companion. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). |
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