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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     I Illalong / Illalung - Early name for Morpeth. Named by E.C. Close after the aboriginal name meaning swampy plains Illalong Swamp - Co. Northumberland - a swamp lying to the E of Morpeth. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Ingar - Street in Gwandalan, Lake Macquarie (Aboriginal meaning - Place of rest) Ingar - Singleton district Ingliston - Co. Northumberland - a township 120 N of Sydney. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Invermein - Estate of Francis Little Situated Co. Brisbane on Dartbrook Invermere - Co. Roxburgh at Holdsworthy Downs (Dangar's Map) Iona Estate - Paterson Irish Town - Early name for the area around Mill Brook estate Iron Bark Creek - (aboriginal name Toohrnbing) - near Newcastle on Dangar's 1828 map. Small southern tributary of the Hunter River falling into it below Hexham.Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Iron Bark Creek - Name given by Lieut. John Laurio Platt to his estate Iron Bark Farm - near Newcastle Ironbark Creek - Run belonging to Messrs Spencer at Liverpool Plains Iron Stone Knob - Yarramalong.  In 1913 Robert Woolley could point out a stringy bark tree on or near a hillock locally known as the Iron stone Knob, with Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchells inscription still thereon. Irrawang - Estate of James King. Aboriginal meaning where the water runs Irrawang Cottage - Raymond Terrace. School in 1855 Isis River - Co. Brisbane - Stream rising in the Liverpool Range near Downey's Pass and flowing into the Page River near Gundy Gundy. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893