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Numinbah (RURAL PLACE), NSW Details
History
Numinbah is one of the oldest names on the Tweed. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Description
A locality on the NSW/QLD border. It is about 15 km north west of Murwillumbah. Also assigned as an address locality.
Meaning
For: holding tight as Aborigines believed that the narrow valley held the mountains tightly together. Also: place of devils; Also: stangon hunting dog; Also: place of the walking stick palms. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984)..
Origin
Aboriginal. From: nyaminbah: place of small midgim palm. From Yugambeh dialect of Bundjalung location name Numminbah (should be Nyumminbah). (M.Sharpe; 1993; pp.55 & 95).
Numinbah (RURAL PLACE), NSW
| title | Numinbah (RURAL PLACE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 43215 |
| placename | Numinbah |
| designation | RURAL PLACE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A locality on the NSW/QLD border. It is about 15 km north west of Murwillumbah. Also assigned as an address locality. |
| meaning | For: holding tight as Aborigines believed that the narrow valley held the mountains tightly together. Also: place of devils; Also: stangon hunting dog; Also: place of the walking stick palms. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).. |
| origin | Aboriginal. From: nyaminbah: place of small midgim palm. From Yugambeh dialect of Bundjalung location name Numminbah (should be Nyumminbah). (M.Sharpe; 1993; pp.55 & 95). |
| history | Numinbah is one of the oldest names on the Tweed. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
