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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     J Jackass Falls - Seaham Jack's Creek - Liverpool Plains Jacob and Joseph - station of John Eales situated at Liverpool Plains Jarvistone - near Nelson's Plains see Dangar's map Jenny's Creek - Co. Parry - a small auriferous tributary of the Peel River joining it at Bowling Alley Point Diggings. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Jerry's Plains - Co. of Hunter on the South bank of the Hunter River. Old name Cumnaroy. The plain is surrounded by high ridges known as the Bulga Mountains. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Jervis Farm - Farm belonging to Alexander Warren, Williams River Jewells (near Belmont) Should be Jules, as it was named after Jules Windeyer an old resident of Newcastle who used to go shooting there Jewhurst's Farm - 900 acres originally granted to George Townshend, Paterson Jew's Lagoon - on Namoi River Jigadee Creek - early name for Sandy Creek a branch of Dora Creek Jilliby-Jilliby Creek - Co. Northumberland - a tributary of the Wyong Creek fed by the Nellering Creek. Johnson's Hill - Paterson Johnys Point - near Silverwater, Lake Macquarie. Jonestown - Cardiff. Part of John Jones 1862 land grant Jooloogan Estate - at Dartbrook Judge Dowling - a range of mountains situated in the Co. of Northumberland, a part of the Carmarthen Mountains. Formerly named the Devil's Backbone. 65 miles from Sydney.  From this spot may be seen " Yengo," a remarkable flat-topped mountain to N.W., Well's Gazeteer Jump-up - Later known as Belford Jump-up Creek - Patrick Plains. A small souther tributary of the Hunter River flowing through the township of Belford Jump-up Hill - Mount Royal Ranges Juri - Co. of Parry. A township on the northern railway to the S of Tamworth. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893