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Coonabarabran Times THURSDAY, 11TH AUGUST 2022
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What’s in a name?
A long-forgotten slice of Coonabarabran history has been unearthed, and it’s all based around one single letter. Fun fact, prior to 1967 the town was actually spelt with an extra “r” - Coonabarrabran. Last Thursday, 4 August 2022, m a r ke d 5 5 y e a r s s i n c e t h e offical gazettal of the name “Coonabarabran” under the Geographical Names Board 1966 legislation. Local historian, John Whitehead, said there was very little information available as to why and when the changes were made. “The first time it was used that I can find was 5th August 1859 on the Plan of 62 Por tions on
The Castlereagh River, Parish of Coonabarrabran, District of Bligh,” Mr Whitehead explained. “And then, obviously it was changed again in 1967, taking out one of the r’s. “There doesn’t seem to be a recorded reason as to why, maybe they thought it was too long.” Coonabarabran brief history 1829: George and Henry Cox established Nombi Run on the Liverpool Plains. 18 3 4 : E d wa rd Cox , s o n of William Cox, established Ulamambri and Urabrible Runs.
An exce r pt f rom the book “Coonabarabran - As It Was In the Beginning”, by Joy Pickette and Mervyn Campbell, states: “O n the uppe r reaches of the Castlereagh River, he found an ideal grazing place for his sheep. He left them in the care of shepherds, forming two new runs which he called Ulamambri and Urabrible. “U lamamb r i took up the land on the east side of the Castlereagh and Urabrible the land on the west, a few miles below what is now the town of Coonabarabran”.
18 3 6 : G e o r g e a n d H e n r y Cox fo r med a r un called “Cooleburbar un”. No village existed. “A c o u p l e o f ye a r s l a te r, i n a b o ut 18 3 6 , G e o rg e a n d Henry (no doubt impressed with Edward’s successful enterprise) moved sheep across from Nombi to join his runs on the west. “They fo r med a r un w h ich they called Cooleburbarun. It ex tended west wa rd into the Warrumbungles and south about as far as Jack Halls Creek. The honour of being the first white people to live on the future site
of the town of Coonabarabran must go to the Coxes, or, more co r re c t l y, t h e i r s h e p h e rd s”. (Pickette and Campbell) 1839: Roger Heenan became superintendent of these runs plus Coonaburbarun Run. Sacked by Commissioner Hunter. 1843: William Lewis, super intendent including Coolabarabyan Run. 18 4 4 : W i l l i a m M c Q u i l l k i n became manager of three runs. 1846: The Cox’s transfer red Coolaba rabyan to James We s to n . N o t ra n s fe r p r i ce recorded.
A 1954 local government map of Coonabarabran with the spelling “Coonabarrabran”.
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