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Buckombil Mountain (HILL), NSW Details
Description
A hill in Blackwall Range about 4 km WNW of Wardell.
Meaning
From Bundjalung bugam for blackbean.TThe suffix -bil is plural ending for all trees and topographical nouns. It is a big plural as in plenty of not just a simple plural as in two or three. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983).
Origin
Aboriginal.
Buckombil Mountain (HILL), NSW
title | Buckombil Mountain (HILL) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 10047 |
placename | Buckombil Mountain |
designation | HILL |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | BALLINA |
description | A hill in Blackwall Range about 4 km WNW of Wardell. |
meaning | From Bundjalung bugam for blackbean.TThe suffix -bil is plural ending for all trees and topographical nouns. It is a big plural as in plenty of not just a simple plural as in two or three. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). |
origin | Aboriginal. |
history |