Aboriginal Place Names

AVOCA
BUDGEWOI
CALGA
ERINA
ETTALONG
GOROKAN
KARIONG
KINCUMBER
KULNURA
MOONEYMOONEY
NARARA
OURIMBAH
RUMBALARA
TERRIGAL
TOUKLEY
TUGGERAH
UMINA
WOYWOY
WYONG
YARRAMALONG

When Aboriginal Australians named places they usually named it based on the use of land or physical landmarks. See how many you can find...

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AVOCA	12	11	se
BUDGEWOI	15	13	n
CALGA	7	9	se
ERINA	7	7	ne
ETTALONG	13	13	sw
GOROKAN	12	2	se
KARIONG	10	6	s
KINCUMBER	8	8	sw
KULNURA	16	6	s
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	nw
NARARA	14	14	s
OURIMBAH	16	16	w
RUMBALARA	12	10	se
TERRIGAL	11	15	w
TOUKLEY	2	5	se
TUGGERAH	12	14	w
UMINA	13	11	n
WOYWOY	5	2	e
WYONG	5	2	w
YARRAMALONG	12	12	n