Werris Creek (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
A railway town established in the 1870s when labourers arrived to extend the line and built a settlement of tents and temp. buildings. (A-Z of Aust. Towns & Cities).
Description
A town situated on the Main Northern Railway at its junction with the railway from Breeza to Werris Creek. Boundaries within the Gunnedah Council area shown on map GNB3769. Boundaries in Liverpool Plains Council shown on map marked GNB5205.
Meaning
The stream name is used for the town. This name is either:- From a personal name possibly Aboriginal OR from the Aboriginal word
Origin
The several early renderings of the name in the English possessive form (Werres ; Werries ; Werrys ; Wearis and Wyries) suggest knowledge by early settlers that the name was a personal name.
Werris Creek (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Werris Creek (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 64149 |
| placename | Werris Creek |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | LIVERPOOL PLAINS |
| description | A town situated on the Main Northern Railway at its junction with the railway from Breeza to Werris Creek. Boundaries within the Gunnedah Council area shown on map GNB3769. Boundaries in Liverpool Plains Council shown on map marked GNB5205. |
| meaning | The stream name is used for the town. This name is either:- From a personal name possibly Aboriginal OR from the Aboriginal word |
| origin | The several early renderings of the name in the English possessive form (Werres ; Werries ; Werrys ; Wearis and Wyries) suggest knowledge by early settlers that the name was a personal name. |
| history | A railway town established in the 1870s when labourers arrived to extend the line and built a settlement of tents and temp. buildings. (A-Z of Aust. Towns & Cities). |
Werris Creek (LOCALITY), NSW - Map
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