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Cudgera Creek (RURAL PLACE), NSW Details
History
A sub-group of an early tribe on the Tweed was called Coodjingburra. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library).
Description
A rural place on Cudgera Creek about 5 km W of Pottsville. Also assigned as an address locality.
Meaning
Possibly derived from: cudyea for place of honey; Also: kudgeree for raw flesh; Also: from a word meaning place where stone implements are made; Also: cudgeraa a tree whose species is not known. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Origin
Aboriginal. Also: Poss. derived from Minyangbal gujari for red (animals and places). (M.Sharpe).
Cudgera Creek (RURAL PLACE), NSW
| title | Cudgera Creek (RURAL PLACE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 15268 |
| placename | Cudgera Creek |
| designation | RURAL PLACE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A rural place on Cudgera Creek about 5 km W of Pottsville. Also assigned as an address locality. |
| meaning | Possibly derived from: cudyea for place of honey; Also: kudgeree for raw flesh; Also: from a word meaning place where stone implements are made; Also: cudgeraa a tree whose species is not known. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
| origin | Aboriginal. Also: Poss. derived from Minyangbal gujari for red (animals and places). (M.Sharpe). |
| history | A sub-group of an early tribe on the Tweed was called Coodjingburra. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library). |
