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Ballina
| Name of Place | Meaning or Reason Why it was Given |
| Teven | The place of Stinging Tree |
| Uralba | A place plenteous with quartz stones |
| Cumbalum | Place where flat fish were caught |
| Munkee Munkee | Oysters Place where oysters had been eaten |
| Booyong | Place where scrub timber named Booyong grew |
| Bullen Bullen | A battle or fight |
| Jumcut | The Ocean |
| Ballina from aboriginal word Bullina | A fighting ground |
| Newrybar | The place where vines grow |
| Tintenbar | The right-hand creek |
These are the only places with aboriginal names in Ballina District
EH Thompson
Senior Constable
Ballina 7.9.99
Current Status:
Completed