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Notes on the Origins and Locations of Place Names Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Hunter Valley, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales Can't Find What You're Looking For? Try a Search from the Box below:   A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I    J    K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T    U    V    W    Y     D Dagworth - Grant to Captain Thomas Valentine Bloomfield, Maitland. County Northumberland. A tract of flat and partly swampy land situated on Wallis Creek. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Dalkeith - Town in Co. Bligh. Near Cassilis. Near the Krui River Dalswinton - Estate of Peter Cunningham - Upper Hunter Dalwood - Co. Northumberland near Maitland. Estate of George Wyndham Dandrie - district of Liverpool Plains. Station of James Evans Dano Range - district of Liverpool Plains on the Mooki river 43 miles from Murrurundi. Station of Samuel Clift Daragen - Aboriginal - Morpeth Swamps (1860s) Darby Street Cook' Hill - Originally Lake Macquarie Road. Named after A.A. company surveyor Lieut. George Darby of 45th regt., who first laid out town allotments on the Company estate. Dark Creek - early name for part of Jesmond Darlington - Parish in Co. Durham. Township adjoining Singleton in parish of Auckland on the Hunter River. Fertile agricultural district. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Dartbrook - a stream rising on the Liverpool range near Mount Towarra, Co. Brisbane. It runs through the county and flows into the river Hunter. Kamilaroi aboriginal name Coomawidyera. Tributaries Petwynne Valley, Middle and Sharke's Creeks. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Dartbrook House - Owned by Thomas Simpson Hall Davies Creek - Co. Brisbane. 209 mils N Sydney. Nearest railway station in 1893 Aberdeen. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Davis Town - Co. Northumberland. A postal village 61 miles N of Sydney. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Dawson's Hill - Singleton district Dawson Street Cooks Hill - named after Robert Dawson, commissioner of A.A. Co. Deadman's Creek - a small eastern tributary of Black Creek. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Deard's Farm - Paterson Deega Estate - Lake Macquarie - A grant to A.W. Scott. Killingworth Deep Creek - Co. Gloucester. 356 miles N. of Sydney. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Deep Creek - Flowing into Black Creek near Cessnock Deep Water - district of New England. Station of Messrs and A. Windeyer Deepwater Estate - Cockle Creek c. 1884 Deerubbbun River - the native name of the Hawkesbury River Dellhurst - Singleton district Delungara - district of Liverpool Plains. Hall's station Dempsey Island - Island in the Hunter River situated between Ash Island and Moscheto Island Dempster Island - as above - see Barrallier's 1801 map Denison Street Hamilton - named after Sir William Thomas Denison, an early Governor of NSW Denman - After Lord Thomas Denman (1779 - 1854), Lord Chief Justice of England, grandfather of Lord Denman, Governor General of Australia 1911 - 14) Situated Co. Brisbane. Near Wollemi National Park Dennis's Dog Kennel - Co. Northumberland near the Great North road 78 miles from Sydney. See Dixon's map. Near Mt. Macquoid. Deptford - Raymond Terrace - named after a suburb of London by William Lowe pioneer ship builder Derahbambah - (a.n.) - also Punte or Puntei. Land on which Ebenezer was built - Toronto Lake Macquarie Derraderra - district of Liverpool Plains . William Cox's station Derridgerie - Rough bushes that grow in creeks (aboriginal meaning) Derriga - a small stream Co. Durham. Runs into the Myall. Later known as Sugarloaf Creek. Devil's Backbone - On the Great North Road Dewey Point - Toronto, Lake Macquarie Dewrang - High in mountainous country Diamond Drill Point - opposite South Beach estate in 1931, south of Nords Wharf Diega Flat - West of Trialba House towards Wallsend. Co. Northumberland. A tract of flat country lying on the NW of Lake Macquarie and on the banks of Cockle Creek. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893. Digby Grove - Quorrobolong. Estate of Achilles Daunt Dilgoor - Aboriginal name. Junction of Page and Hunter Rivers Dilgry - Rocky Dingadee - Good place for game - estate of John Hooke's 4 miles from Dungog Dinindarine - district of Liverpool Plains on the Manning River. Station of Otto Baldwin Diniwarindi - Otto Baldwin's run near Manilla. Later known as Durham Court. Dirra - district of Liverpool Plains. O'Neil's station Dobell Park - Wangi in honor of Sir William Dobell, artist Dockyard - name given to part of Millers forest where John Korff's shipyard was situated Doggrel Creek - Flows into the Williams River Doghole Farm - Close to Minmi, part of James Muir's land Donnybrook - Estate of Beresford Hudson near Mount Elizabeth several miles from Lamb's Valley Donny Brook Inn - near Singleton Dooreldoorel - a creek situated on Co. Gloucester flowing into the Williams River Dooribang / Doorabang - Aboriginal name for the Williams River Doree - Co. Northumberland, a postoffice, 126 miles N of Sydney. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Doreet - A creek situated in Co. Gloucester flowing into the Williams River Doribank - Estate on the Williams River. Offered for sale by Archibald McLeod in 1851 Dorigo Creek - small stream flowing into the Myall river (Teggs:1842) Dory (Dora) A creek in Co. Northumberland on which stands the town of Newport. Flows into Lake Macquarie. (aboriginal meaning Doree Doree meant a creek running to the lake). Also known as Nekinda; also Dorri Brook. 81 miles N of Sydney. Doughboy Hollow - district of Liverpool Plains 5 miles from Murrurundi; the station of Dr. Gill Dowadee Island - Port Stephens (1826) Dowling's Range - near Hungry Flat (see Dixon's map). Co. Northumberland - a part of the Hunter Range lying between Snodgrass Valley on the S and McDonald's Flat on the N. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Downgimbie - (Aboriginal meaning- mussel ground) - Muswellbrook Doyles Creek- A creek situated in Co. Hunter. Empties into the Hunter River. Cyrus Matthew Doyle Drew's Creek - flows into Wollombi Brook Drilldool - district of Liverpool Plains on the Namoi River. Station of Edward White Drummond Range - a range of mountains situated in district of Liverpool Plains. South of the Gwyder river Duckinfield House - House belonging to John Eales - Hunter River Duck Hole - old name for Pindimar Duck Hole Estate - Also known as the Big Swamp. Also known as Chevelly. Part of the Millers Forest area. Duck Island - Island in the Hunter River below confluence of Hunter and Paterson Rivers. (See Barrallier's 1801 map) Duck River Farm - Farm belonging to Francis Moran Duff's Pass - Co. Hunter, a crossing place over Doyle's Creek from Singleton to the neighbourhood of Dabee. Duguid's Hill - Co. Northumberland, a hill about 2 miles SW of Lochinvar. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Dulcamah Estate - At Whittingham. First owned by Robert A. Rodd who sold it to Duncan Forbes Mackay Dulwich - Estate of James Glennie. Situated on Falbrook, Co. Durham Dumaresq St. Newcastle - Named after Col. Henry Dumaresq who succeeded Sir William Edward Parry as Commissioner of A.A. Company. Dunbar's Creek - Co. Durham. 188 miles N of Sydney. 12 miles from Muswellbrook. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Duncans - a creek in the district of Liverpool Plains. On this stream is the station of J.T. Armytage & Co. Dungaleer - district of Liverpool Plains. Emanuel Hungerford's station Dungee - Situated in district of McLeay on Dungee Creek. Station of Alexander Gammack Dungog - Clear hills (aboriginal meaning). Tunkok (aboriginal name). Gringai tribe. Situated Co. Durham on the Williams River. Dungowan - district of Liverpool Plains. Run belonging to Isaac Haig, also Hamilton's station. 16 miles from Tamworth Duninald - Estate belonging to William Dun - Paterson River Dun's Creek - near Duninald Dunmore - Named by Andrew Lang, the original grantee in 1822, after his mother's maiden name - Paterson Dunmore House - Situated on the estate of Dunmore Dunolly - Singleton district Dunvegan Estate - Upper Paterson Dural - district of Liverpool Plains. Station of John Wild Durham - County of NSW. Towns include Paterson, Muswellbrook, Seaham, Clarencetown, Dungog, Hinton, Gresford, Merton and Camberwell. Duri - Estate at Broke Dyrring - Parish in the Co. of Durham bounded on the W. by Brought; E. by Mirannie; and S. by Sedgefield. In this parish is situated Mount Dyrring, a peak of the Mount Royal Range under which is Fallbrook