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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     O Oakfield - Co. Northumberland on the Hunter River 7 miles from Newcastle; estate of John Smith Oakenville Creek - Hanging Rock. Also known as Ogunbil Creek, Oakey Creek, Hookavil Creek and Hanging Rock Creek Oakhampton - Named by Robert Lethbridge, an early settler after a town in the heart of Dartmoor, England where it is spelled Okehampton Oaklands - Estate of George Pearce Bowman near Singleton Oaklands - Owned by Richard Windeyer. Adjoined Tomago Oakleigh - Residence of Richard Alcorn (2nd) in 1879. Singleton Oak Range - Jerry's Plains near Arrowfield- Ellis family in 1872 Oak Park - Estate of Edward Drake at Patrick Plains Oakvale - Co. of Northumberland - an Agricultural district lying on the road from Maitland to Mount Vincent. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Oakvale - Dungog district - Rapson family Obanvale - Singleton district Ogunbil Creek - Co. of Parry - an eastern auriferous tributary of the Peel River Old Banks - Name given to the site of an early cedar cutter's camp and military barracks on the Paterson River located in the area of Mindaribba near Tocal Road Onall Creek - flows into Port Stephens (Dangar's Map) Omadale Creek - Co. of Gloucester, an eastern tributary of the head of the Hunter River flowing past the S side of Omadale Hill Onebygamba - also known as Corrumbah, Chapman Island, Bullock Island and Carrington. Place of mud mounds or large island (aboriginal meaning) Orana - Street in Gwandalan, Lake Macquarie. (Aboriginal meaning - welcome) Orangegrove - A grant of 100 acres to John Powell. Adjoined Duninald on the banks of the Paterson River Ordnance Street Newcastle - adjoined old ordinance land and military quarters. Ordnance stores were on the southern side Orianbah - about 16 miles from Maitland (Aust. Town and Country Journal 29 April 1871) Orpheline Cottage - Presbyterian Glebe West Maitland Orrabar - Station of Joseph Fleming in the New England district. Bushranger Gentleman Dick captured here Orungal Point - Port Stephens (Dangar's Map) Osborne Estate - Arcadia Vale Osterley - near Hinton - Estate belonging to Edwin Hickey 1830s Oswald Estate - Harper's Hill - Grant to William Harper 8 miles from Maitland Oswald - Co. of Northumberland - hamlet about 1 mile from Lochinvar Ourimbah - The ring or circle on the Bora ground (aboriginal meaning). Co. of Northumberland. village 67 miles N. of Sydney. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Ourimba Creek - stream with two branches one flowing into the Tuggerah Beach Lake and the other into Brisbane Water. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Overton - Grant to Francis Allman. Co. Brisbane near Muswellbrook. Kamilaroi aboriginal name Gola Ovingham - Parish in Co. Northumberland bounded on the N. by the parish of Belford and Whittingham; W by Vere; and E. by Rothbury Owl Pen Farm - R. Hungerford Oyster Bank - A patch of rock jutting into the sea where the northern breakwater was later built. Newcastle Harbour Oyster Beach - Port Stephens (see Barrallier's 1801 map)