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Cumbalum (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
Village on Emigrant Creek about 5 km north west of Ballina. Boundaries within the Ballina Council area shown on map GNB3731.
Meaning
Also: Place where flat fish were caught. (Anthropological Society of Australasia 1899). Also: place where flathead fish were caught. (McCarthy; 1963).
Origin
Aboriginal. For: said to mean place to catch flathead. A descriptive meaning only. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983).
Cumbalum (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Cumbalum (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 15357 |
placename | Cumbalum |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | BALLINA |
description | Village on Emigrant Creek about 5 km north west of Ballina. Boundaries within the Ballina Council area shown on map GNB3731. |
meaning | Also: Place where flat fish were caught. (Anthropological Society of Australasia 1899). Also: place where flathead fish were caught. (McCarthy; 1963). |
origin | Aboriginal. For: said to mean place to catch flathead. A descriptive meaning only. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). |
history |