Origin of Tin Can Bay name?

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Origin of Tin Can Bay name?

The original name was Aboriginal, please provide the spelling and the meaning.

2007-01-11 08:42:20 · 1 answers · asked by jpatt2004 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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Tin Can Bay was once called tun-kin (aboriginal word for dugong), other names include; Tin-Kin (big fish) and Tindhin (mangroves), Tuncunba - "ba" meaning "place of" and "Tuncun" meaning "Dugong" or "plenty of tucker".

http://www.tincanbay.20m.com/OurHistory.html

2007-01-11 09:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by thebattwoman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋