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