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Quiberie Park (RESERVE), NSW Details
History
Name endorsed by North Sydney Council on 18 November 1993. Quiberie is recorded in the GNR as a variant name for Lavender Bay.
Description
Crown Reserve CD 4307 comprising Lots 523 and 4 of DP 807276 Lot 31 DP 12668 Lot 1 DP 175422 and Lot 1 DP 599474. The reserve adjoins Walker Street and King George Street North Sydney
Meaning
Aboriginal; May have referred to a nearby spring of fresh water.
Origin
Believed to be the Aboriginal name for Lavender Bay which adjoins the park. `Hulk Bay or Quiberie` appears as the name of the bay now known as Lavender Bay on a map kept in the State Library of New South Wales. The map was published by Gibbs Shallard and Company of Willoughby Sydney c.1880. Ref. M3 811.141/1880/1.
Quiberie Park (RESERVE), NSW
| title | Quiberie Park (RESERVE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 78896 |
| placename | Quiberie Park |
| designation | RESERVE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | NORTH SYDNEY |
| description | Crown Reserve CD 4307 comprising Lots 523 and 4 of DP 807276 Lot 31 DP 12668 Lot 1 DP 175422 and Lot 1 DP 599474. The reserve adjoins Walker Street and King George Street North Sydney |
| meaning | Aboriginal; May have referred to a nearby spring of fresh water. |
| origin | Believed to be the Aboriginal name for Lavender Bay which adjoins the park. `Hulk Bay or Quiberie` appears as the name of the bay now known as Lavender Bay on a map kept in the State Library of New South Wales. The map was published by Gibbs Shallard and Company of Willoughby Sydney c.1880. Ref. M3 811.141/1880/1. |
| history | Name endorsed by North Sydney Council on 18 November 1993. Quiberie is recorded in the GNR as a variant name for Lavender Bay. |
