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Tintenbar (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
Village on Emigrant Creek and the Pacific Highway about 9 km NNW of Ballina. Boundaries within the Ballina Council area shown on map GNB3731.
Meaning
Also: place of short-tailed paddymelon; Also: junction of two creeks; Also: wild cucumber; Also: right-hand creek; Also: place of strong winds. All are descriptive and not direct translations. (Richmond Tweed REgional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983).
Origin
Aboriginal. For: the right-hand creek. (Anthropological Society of Australasia). Also: area known as Cumbalum for place where flathead fish were caught. (M.Sharpe).
Tintenbar (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Tintenbar (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 59145 |
| placename | Tintenbar |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BALLINA |
| description | Village on Emigrant Creek and the Pacific Highway about 9 km NNW of Ballina. Boundaries within the Ballina Council area shown on map GNB3731. |
| meaning | Also: place of short-tailed paddymelon; Also: junction of two creeks; Also: wild cucumber; Also: right-hand creek; Also: place of strong winds. All are descriptive and not direct translations. (Richmond Tweed REgional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). |
| origin | Aboriginal. For: the right-hand creek. (Anthropological Society of Australasia). Also: area known as Cumbalum for place where flathead fish were caught. (M.Sharpe). |
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