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Mount Terrible (HILL), NSW Details
History
Major T.L. Mitchell in 1831 recorded the Aboriginal name of the mountain as Barragundy and the stream nearby as Carrabobbila. (Three Journeys ... M/L 981/2A Vol.1). Also refer to Sir WE Parry 1832.
Description
Peak to North East of town of Werris Creek about 2 km east of Glen Leigh homestead.
Meaning
The name is an abbreviation of Terrible Billy a corruption of Carrabobbila or Currabubula.
Origin
Gardner (M/L A 176 Vol. 1 Page 19) in 1854 reports that Carrobobbela has been corrupted to Terrible Billy. He names a mountain East of Currabubula Carrobobbela; whether this is a misplacing of the name by Gardner is unknown.
Mount Terrible (HILL), NSW
| title | Mount Terrible (HILL) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 57820 |
| placename | Mount Terrible |
| designation | HILL |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TAMWORTH REGIONAL |
| description | Peak to North East of town of Werris Creek about 2 km east of Glen Leigh homestead. |
| meaning | The name is an abbreviation of Terrible Billy a corruption of Carrabobbila or Currabubula. |
| origin | Gardner (M/L A 176 Vol. 1 Page 19) in 1854 reports that Carrobobbela has been corrupted to Terrible Billy. He names a mountain East of Currabubula Carrobobbela; whether this is a misplacing of the name by Gardner is unknown. |
| history | Major T.L. Mitchell in 1831 recorded the Aboriginal name of the mountain as Barragundy and the stream nearby as Carrabobbila. (Three Journeys ... M/L 981/2A Vol.1). Also refer to Sir WE Parry 1832. |
