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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     G Galathra - Run belonging to W.C. Wentworth at Liverpool Plains Galgabba - Aboriginal name for an area at Pelican's Flat. Residence of Thomas Boyd in 1880 Gallagher's Mountain - near Turanville Gammon's Plains - Co. of Brisbane 150 miles from Sydney. Near the township of Merriwa. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Gaol Hill - Newcastle. Site of the Old Gaol. Situated at the beach end of Scott Street Later a tram depot. Garden Suburb - Gordon Avenue area of Hamilton Garden Suburb - North of Stockton. Also known as Corroba Garawantara - any plain, a flat Garewagal - native land/people on sea coast and Hunter River Garland Valley - Singleton district Garrangola - (Goorangoola) a creek in Co. Durham. Branch of Fallbrook Gearywah - Manning River aboriginal meaning the iguana. Black Head the seaside resort Gee's Crossing - near Ravensworth Genena Hill - early name for Violet Hill at Myall Lakes George The Barber's Stockyard - Grazing run on the Namoi belonging to Sir John Jamison Georgetown - Originally called Geordie Town. Suburb of Newcastle named after George Moate who acquired land in the area in 1853. Adjacent to Hanbury (Waratah) Geraldine Cottage - Singleton - Built in 1847 and once served as the Anglican school and parsonage Giant Creek- a creek in Co. Brisbane; it flows into the river Goulburn Giant's Leap - high country above Giant Creek (Dangar's Map) Gibbagunyah Creek (aboriginal meaning house built of stone, shallow cave). West of Scone Gibbers, The - A headland on the coast opposite Broughton Island Gilcoobil - (Kickerbill)- station of A and J. Blaxland in district of Liverpool Plains Gilgandra - Kamilaroi aboriginal name Geelganderra meaning youth who had gone through the third bora ceremony Gillieston - After John Gillies, Mayor of West Maitland 1888 Gineroi - district of Liverpool Plains on the Gwyder river. 280 miles from Maitland; Galley's station Gingamboon (Kingimbon) Hunter River Ginger - Run at Liverpool Plains taken up by Nelson Simmons Lawson Ghingi - mountains Giant Creek - Flows into Sandy Hollow Gircobill - situated in district of Liverpool Plains, 22 miles from Gammon Plains Girriwillie (Garrawilla) - Namoi River. Squattage of Charles Purcell, son of John Purcell, one time Commandant at Newcastle Glandville - another name for Ash Island Glebe Farm - Newcastle, Peter Flemming Glebe Cottage - West Maitland 1844 Glebeland - Co. Northumberland, a village 2 miles from Adamstown - Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Glenalbion Estate - Situated on the Paterson River Glenarm Estate - Williams River four miles from Seaham. Estate of Mr. Clode 1857 Glencairn - Upper Hunter Valley. Also known as Cressfield, the estate of Archibald Little Glendon - Co. Durham on Glendon Brook near Singleton. Named by Robert and Helenus Scott after their home in Scotland Glendon Brook - Co. Durham. The Brook is a fine stream rising in the Mount Royal Ranges flowing into the Hunter River between Maitland and Singelton - Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Glendor - Farm of John Thomas on the swamps near Wallsend Glendon Farm - Farm of W.B. Fenwick near Newcastle in 1840s Glenhunt - Estate adjoining Ravensworth owned by Bourn Russell Glenlivit Estate - Williams River. 1500 acres. One mile from Clarencetown Glenoak - Co. Northumberland 9 miles from Morpeth. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Glen Mitchell - name given to Quigley Estate, Lake Macquarie Glennies Creek - After James Glennie, early settler Glenridding - situated in Co. Durham on Hunter river near Maitland. Grant to John Earl Glenrock - property belonging to Alexander Campbell at Barrington Tops Glenrock Lagoon - south of Newcastle. Also known as Valley of the Palms. Later Burwood. Nearby as Wahrah on Dangar's 1828 map Glenrose - Farm of Rev. George Augustus Middleton - Paterson Glenview Farm - 4 miles from Raymond Terrace Glen William - Co. Durham - postal village on the Williams River 5 miles from Clarencetown. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Gloucester - After the Cathedral city in England - River and County in NSW Glupton - Co. Brisbane, township 232 miles N. of Sydney. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Gnoolooma - run belonging to Joseph Pearse at Liverpool Plains Goat Hill - Pittown area of Wallsend Goat Island - (native name Memel) an island situated at the mouth of the Parramatta River in the harbor of Port Jackson Goat Island - small island in the Hunter now part of Kooragang Goat Island - in Lake Macquarie Gola - Kamilaroi aboriginal name for Overton estate Goloyauwe - a point of land on the south side of the Lake Goo-a-rinda - Grazing run of George Thomas and Andrew Loder at Quirindi Creek Goodar - Run at Liverpool Plains taken up by James Marks Goonal - district of Liverpool Plains on Waterloo creek; Thomas Brown's station Goonda Point - at Wangi - Aboriginal word meaning fire or star Goonoo-goonoo - Co. Parry. 360,000 acres selected and settled in 1834 on a river later known as the Peel. The settlement became the foundation of the city of Tamworth. District of Liverpool Plains on the Goonoo-Goonoo Creek near the Peel River being a gold mining district on that river. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Goonoo Goonoo Creek - a southern tributary of the Peel River rising near the township of Goonoo-Goonoo and flowing into the Peel at Tamworth. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Goonou - a river in district of Liverpool Plains. Branch of the Peel river Goora - On the peel river in the district of Liverpool Plains Goorable - in the district of Liverpool Plains on the Gwyder River 300 miles from Maitland. Station of Andrew Blake. Goorangoola - (also Garrangola). Co. Durham. A bend in the creek. (aboriginal meaning). Estate owned by Robert Dawson Goorangoola Creek - a small tributary of the Falbrook fed by the Campbell's Creek. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Gorian - Run belonging to Joseph Pearse at Liverpool Plains Gorriagilla - run at Liverpool Plains taken up by John McDonald Gorroinba - the female emu place Gosford - Co. Northumberland. Situated on an inlet of the sea from Broken Bay calld the Broadwater. Tuggerah Lake lied 9 miles north. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Gosforth - Parish in Co. Northumberland bounded on the N. by Hunter River; W by Branxton and Allandale; S by Heddon and E. by Maitland Gostwyck - Estate of Edward Cory at Paterson River. Goulburn Grove - Estate of Standish Lawrence Harris. Situated Co. Durham at the junction of the Hunter and Paterson Rivers. Known as Trafalgar in 1848 Goulburn River - discovered by Lawson and Scott in 1822 in their endeavour to reach the Liverpool Plains. They named the river after Major Goulburn, the Colonial Secretary. Gouldsville - Singelton district Government Garden - Pacific St. Newcastle near intersection of Reid lane area overlooking the Newcastle surf club pavilion. Gowrie - Singleton district Grassy Haugh Estate - Henry Fisher, Black Creek Grass Tree - Co. Durham. Muswellbrook district. 173 miles from Sydney Gravel Pits - Teralba; Freshwater Creek Gravesend - Cattle Station near Warialda, Gwydir District (1888) Great Lodge - Estate of Richard Hobden - Hunter River Green Hill - name given to by Lieut. Shortland to Raymond Terrace Green Hill Farm - Farm belonging to David Davis at Wollombi Green Hills - Estate of Edward Close. Later known as Morpeth. Greenaway's Creek - near Raymond Terrace Greenland Farm - Estate of Greenway family 1828 Green Wattle Estate - 1280 acres 4 miles from Hinton 1843. Greenwood Estate - Situated near Singleton on the South West side of the Maitland to Singleton Road. Estate of G.H. Green Greigs Creek - Named for Robert or his cousin James Greig - A creek situated in the county of Hunter also known as Burreen Creek. Flows into the Hunter River. Gresford - Co. Durham. After a town on River Allyn, near Chester England. Situated on the Paterson river 1 1/2 miles from the Allyn River. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Greta - village situated in Co. Northumberland on Black creek between Maitland and Singleton. 11 miles W. of Maitland Greville Island - Island in the Hunter River named after Charles Francis Greville by Ensign Barrallier. Also known as Ash Island. (see Barralliers 1801 map) Grey's Creek. Co. Hunter. A southern tributary of the River Hunter. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Grossman House - located at Maitland - one of two mirror image, Victorian Regency properties, built side by side on the same lot in 1870-71 for the prosperous business partners, Isaac Beckett and Samuel Owen. Grove Cottage - Allyn River. Residence of Hopson and Miles Grovetown - early name for Waratah Guangua Creek - Co. Brisbane, an eastern tributary of Wybong Creek. Gully Line - name given to a railway line owned by Caledonian Collieries. Ran from Charlestown gully and crossed Lambton Rd at Broadmeadow. Original name Raspberry Gully Gulong Mount - Co. Northumberland - a high peak in the Hunter Range in the parish of Blaxland and to the SW of Wollombi township. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Guluthrea - district of Liverpool Plains 138 miles from Murrurundi. Squattage of W.C. Wentworth Gummum - a creek situated in Co. Brisbane. Empties into the Goulburn river. Gummum Plains - Merriwa district. Watered by Merriwa creek Gum Tree Hole - Singleton district Gunady - District of Liverpool Plains on the Mooki river 68 miles from Murrurundi; J. Johnston's station Gunadaddy - district of Liverpool Plains on Gunnunderry creek at Mallalay Plains. Station of A. Denison Gunandelly - district of Liverpool Plains on the river Mooki. Allen's station Guangua Creek - Co. Brisbane. Flows into Wybong Creek Gundamine - district of Liverpool Plains on the Namoi River 130 miles from Murrurundi. Station of Campbell and Ryan. Gunderman - a creek situated in Co. Northumberland; flows into the Hawkesbury river. Gundibri - on Gungal or Hall's Creek near Merton. A grant to Rev. John Dunmore Lang. Later owned by George Hall Gundy - (Gunda) A camp (aboriginal meaning). Situated Co. Brisbane on the Page's River Gundy Gundy - A parish in Co. Brisbane bounded on the S. by Macqueen; E. by Pages River Gunerai - Run belonging to George Gally then James King at Liverpool Plains Gungal - situated in Hall's creek in the county of Brisbane. Aboriginal meaning Bullrushes Gungalla. As above. Aboriginal meaning rushes. Gunnedah - (aboriginal - Goono dha) meaning a poor or destitute man. Namoi River. Alternative meaning Many white stones. Gunygudah - a creek in district of Liverpool Plains. On this stream is the station of George Bowman situated 100 miles from Murrurundi. Gurby - District of Liverpool Plains at Waterloo Plains 165 miles from Murrurundi. Station of the Bank of Australasia Gurranba - a place of brambles Guygallon Estate - Owned by James Webber - Paterson River Gwandalan - Lake Macquarie; (aboriginal meaning haven of rest, quiet and peaceful waters) Gwydir (or Kindur); a river in the district of Liverpool Plains. (aboriginal Gu-i-da meaning place of red (banks) Gwydir - district of Liverpool Plains on the Gwydir river 30 miles from Armidale. James Hale's station Gyarran - Kamilaroi aboriginal for Muscle Creek