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	11	10	se
BUDGEWOI	12	8	ne
CALGA	14	13	se
ERINA	15	15	sw
ETTALONG	9	9	w
GOROKAN	20	10	s
KARIONG	5	12	e
KINCUMBER	8	8	e
KULNURA	5	12	s
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	se
NARARA	8	8	n
OURIMBAH	6	6	e
RUMBALARA	12	10	se
TERRIGAL	8	9	e
TOUKLEY	8	9	sw
TUGGERAH	8	9	se
UMINA	13	11	e
WOYWOY	17	3	w
WYONG	17	3	s
YARRAMALONG	10	10	e