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Dum Dum (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
A locality about 3.5 km SSE of Murwillumbah. It is bounded on the E by Tweed River and adjoins the localities of Uki Dunbible and Byangum. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810.
Meaning
From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word dum meaning yam. Thus place of many yams. Source; W E Hanlon Dictionary p261 1934.
Origin
Aboriginal.
Dum Dum (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Dum Dum (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 81769 |
| placename | Dum Dum |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A locality about 3.5 km SSE of Murwillumbah. It is bounded on the E by Tweed River and adjoins the localities of Uki Dunbible and Byangum. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810. |
| meaning | From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word dum meaning yam. Thus place of many yams. Source; W E Hanlon Dictionary p261 1934. |
| origin | Aboriginal. |
| history |
