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Chinderah (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
Chindera was first used in 1863 by Surveyor Rowland to describe the west bank of the Tweed River from Ukerebach Island to Barneys Point. Area was a open stretch of sand banks and water. More info. on file.
Description
A locality on the Pacific Highway about 9 km S of Tweed Heads. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a village. Boundaries within the Tweed council area shown on map GNB3810.
Meaning
From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word chindera a bay Source: M Sharpe Dictionary p90. 1998.
Origin
Aboriginal.
Chinderah (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Chinderah (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 81760 |
| placename | Chinderah |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A locality on the Pacific Highway about 9 km S of Tweed Heads. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a village. Boundaries within the Tweed council area shown on map GNB3810. |
| meaning | From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word chindera a bay Source: M Sharpe Dictionary p90. 1998. |
| origin | Aboriginal. |
| history | Chindera was first used in 1863 by Surveyor Rowland to describe the west bank of the Tweed River from Ukerebach Island to Barneys Point. Area was a open stretch of sand banks and water. More info. on file. |
