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Forster Gully (GULLY), NSW Details
Description
A non perennial stream rising about 4 km north-east of Bandon Grove (locality). It flows generally south-west then west for about 2.5 km into Mulconda Creek.
Origin
Named after early settlers. William Twiss Forster arrived in Australia in 1829. He received a land grant of 1280 acres on the Williams River he built a school on his property Mulconda in 1840. His son Samuel also received a land grant in 1882 and great-grandson Jeffrey still farms part of the original grant. (W.M. Lean naming proposal).
Forster Gully (GULLY), NSW
| title | Forster Gully (GULLY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 80520 |
| placename | Forster Gully |
| designation | GULLY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | DUNGOG |
| description | A non perennial stream rising about 4 km north-east of Bandon Grove (locality). It flows generally south-west then west for about 2.5 km into Mulconda Creek. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named after early settlers. William Twiss Forster arrived in Australia in 1829. He received a land grant of 1280 acres on the Williams River he built a school on his property Mulconda in 1840. His son Samuel also received a land grant in 1882 and great-grandson Jeffrey still farms part of the original grant. (W.M. Lean naming proposal). |
| history |
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