Notes on the Origins and Locations of Place Names
Newcastle Lake Macquarie Hunter Valley
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
U - V
Uffington - a parish in County of Durham; bounded on the W. by Barfield; S. by Seaham; and E. by the Williams River
Ulambie - Run of Daniel Macfarlane - Liverpool Plains
Ulan - Cassilis district. Aboriginal meaning - skin [46]
Ullumbarella - station on the Gwydir River - Archibald Bell
Umina - Central coast (aboriginal meaning camping place)
Underbank Estate - Grant to John Lord - Upper Allyn River
Underbank - Co. Durham, village on the Upper Williams River near Bandon Grove. [37]
Upper Reserve - Early name for King Edward Park, Newcastle
Uwarabin Creek - Flows into the Williams River between Clarence Town and Dungog
Vacy / Vasy - Co. Durham. Village situated on the confluence of the Paterson and Allyn Rivers in the parish of Houghton. [37]
Valentia - Part of the Cintra Estate - Paterson
Vales Point - Morisset district. Named after James Vale, an early settler [46]
Valley of the Palms - Glenrock Lagoon
Vane - a parish in the County of Durham bound on the E. by Falbrook; S. by Hunter River; and W. by Ravensworth and Liddell
Vaux - Parish situated in County of Durham bounded on the N. by Brougham; W. by Hunters River an S. by Althorpe
Vaux Cottage - Paterson Plains Vere - After Sir Charles Broke
Vere - a parish in the county of Northumberland bounded on the N. by Whittingham; W. by Wollombi and E. by Ovingham. Named after Sir Charles Broke Vere [46]
Victoria Bridge/ Vittoria Bridge, Maitland - Opened in 1852 on the anniversary of the Battle of Vittoria
Vineyard Cottage - Grant to George Jackson Frankland - Paterson. Later re-named Mowbray
Vine and Figree Valley - Situated in County of Gloucester on the Williams river about 6 miles from Dungog
Violet Hill - situated in County of Durham north of Myall Lakes; the residence of Mr. Thomas Abbott, Police Chief. Early name Genena Hill
Violet Town - early name for Tingira Heights
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