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PLACENAME	WHERE	HISTORY
Fairfax	Early name for Tokoiti
FalseIsland/False   Islet	Northern headland at mouth of Catlins River	Maori name ‘Otara’.  Narrow neck of land could not be seen from sea, misled whalers who thought was an island
Ferry, The	Early name for north side of Clutha River where travellers would be ferried across.  The town of Balclutha was to grow from here	‘The Ferry’ c1870 (ferry pole still visible in front of Balclutha Hotel)
Finegand	Two miles south of Balclutha and site of South Otago Freezing Works.	Name given by John SHAW, early landholder, reminiscent of his home in the Highlands of Scotland
Fisherman’s Hill	High ground south of Karoro stream above Willsher Bay	Maori name ‘Taita’ after a Maori boy who died there.  Also called ‘Taukohu’ (1844)
Fleming River	Small river flowing into estuary of Tautuku River.	Named after Hon DT FLEMING who accompanied J MacKENZIE and Sir T MacKENZIE on visits to Catlins
Florence Hill	Prominent hill between Papatowai and Tautuku affording stunning of Tautuku Bay
Four Mile Creek	Small creek that runs across Main South Road at foot of a steep hill – tributary of Toiro Stream.	Reputed by waggoners to be 4 miles west of Clutha Ferry.
Fraser’s Stream	Rises near Taratu and flows through Lovells Flat into Lake Tuakitoto	Named after early settlers in district
Freston Hill	Hill on seaward side on Tunnel Hill, Glenomaru/Otekura district	Origin of name unknown
Gabriels Gully	3km from Lawrence	Australian prospector, Gabriel READ discovered gold in the valley on 20 May 1861, beginning the Otago Gold Rush
Glenelg	Name from run around head of Puerua River
Glenfalloch	Run near Warepa	Named by Robert CAMPBELL after village at head of Loch Lomond, Scotland
Glengarry	Alternative name for ‘Scotsman’s Bonnet’	Named by McLATCHIE family
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Glenledi	16km from Milton	Seaside settlement originally named ‘Glen Lady’ by daughter of Rev DEWES
Glenomaru	District and old railway station, 12 mls from Balclutha on Owaka Highway.  Also stream that flows into Puerua	Name is hybrid – Scottish ‘Glen’ and Maori ‘O-Maru’.  Maru was Ngaitahu chief
Glenore	District on Lawrence and Central Otago highway, 8km from Milton	Name as that of property of early settler, CAMERON.  Originally known as The Woolshed
Greenfield	District up north side of Clutha River, 26km from Balclutha	Named after Greenfield Estate, which was named such by runholder James G SMITH, 1865.  Run was covered with native tussock grass except one small paddock sown with English grass seed.  Former name of run was Riverbank
Guernsey Hill	Hill in Waitepeka district	Early settler A QUERTIER, born on Guernsey Island brought Guernsey cattle with them to farm
Hay’s Cap	Originally a gap between a large rock and the mainland through which beach road ran, between Kaka Point and The Nuggets	Named after early settler, George HAY.  Maori name ‘Puni-wai-torika’ after Maori woman who was killed there in tribal fighting
Hayward Point	Southern headland at Catlins River estuary.	Cptn HAYWARD was harbourmaster at Catlins and was drowned at Long Point along with son Frank and W WILSON in 1887
Helensbrook	District south of Milton	Named after wife of John HARDY, Provincial Secretary 1861-62 and early settler
Hillend	High ground between Lovells Flat and Clutha River, 17km from Balclutha	Description name given by surveyors, to run held by MAITLAND brothers in 1860’s ‘Pukepito’ is same name in Maori i.e.  ‘puke’ – a hill, ‘pito’ – end.
Hinahina	District on SE shore of Catlins Lake 5km from Owaka	Hinahina is name of native tree – or whitey wood (Melicytus remiflorus)
Hinahina Hill	Hill between Catlins Lake and the coast
Houipapa	District and old railway station 10km from Owaka	‘Houi’ name for native tree Hoheria populnea (Ribbonwood) ‘papa’ flat
Hukihuki	River near Chaslands	Means ‘roasting spit for fish’
Hunt’s Road	Old railway station on Catlin’s River line, 5km nth of Owaka	Named after George HUNT, early settler.
Inch Clutha/ Inchclutha	Land between Matau and Koau branches of Clutha River, 1km from Stirling	Maori name ‘Tauhinu’ a native shrub (Pomaderris phylicaefolia).  Early settlers knew it as ‘Bloody Jack’s Island’ after Tuhawaiki who was born there
Invertiel	Between Balclutha and Finegand, alongside Clutha River
Iwikatea	Old Maori name for sandy flat below where the Clutha River divides at Balclutha.	‘Katea’ is whitened, ‘Iwi’ is bone in reference to bleached bones lying about after tribal fight.

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Sources:

‘Pioneering in South Otago’ by F Waite, pub. 1948 ‘Catlins Pioneering’ by AR Tyrell, pub. 1989 ‘Faith and Toil’ by DJ Sumpter and JJ Lewis, pub 1949 ‘Full Circle’ 1975 ‘Place Names of New Zealand’ by AW Reed, pub 1975 ‘Otago Place Names’ by JH Beattie, pub

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‘Locations F – I’ last updated 18 Nov 2006