Nhill, Shire of Hindmarsh, Victoria, Australia
Postcode: 3418
Description: Town
Location: 39 km from Dimboola
Named: From station of squatter Dugald Macpherson which he called Nyill in 1849. Aboriginal word niall was the name of a group in the Tyatyalla tribe, also given to corroboree ground (Nhill Swamp) where the group met. Various other meanings of the word have been given such as mist over water, and red clay. Note also that Ann Nihil owned Stawell’s Reefs Hotel in 1866. (Blake)
The name Nhill comes from the Wotjobaluk word meaning 'mist over water'. (Wikipedia)
Prahran Mechanics’ Institute
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Nhill and District Historical Society
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