Kendall District
Kew
Kew is said to take its name from the driver of a coach that plied between Taree and Port Macquarie in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The coach driver’s name was Keogh but, as the Scottish pronunciation of ‘Keogh’ is ‘Kew’, the cry heard as the coach approached was ‘Here comes Kew’. The corruption of the correct spelling became the accepted name for the staging post. 
Herons Creek
Heron’s Creek is thought to take its name from the birds of the same name. They are a significant feature of the district and feature on the badge of Heron’s Creek Public School. 
Logans Crossing
Logan’s Crossing takes its name from John and Elizabeth Logan who arrived in the district in 1860. They selected a hundred and twenty acres (48 hectares) just outside the village of Camden Haven and a further forty acres (16 hectares) in the village where they built a house on the banks of the river. At the village house, Elizabeth Logan offered overnight accommodation to travellers, serving breakfast and an evening meal with a glass of wine. When the first post office was opened in 1875, John Logan was appointed Postmaster, with Elizabeth and their daughter Jane as assistants. Jane Logan was also the first teacher, appointed in 1874 at the age of 19, at the newly established Camden Haven (later Kendall) School. It is said that it was Jane Logan who suggested that the name of the village be changed to Kendall in honour of Henry Kendall. Her suggestion was unanimously supported at a public meeting in 1890 and subsequently endorsed by the Post Master General’s Department. 
Lorne
Ross Glen
Ross Glen was named for Frederick and Mary Ross who also arrived very early into the area. Frederick was undoubtedly engaged in the timber industry and is thought to have owned a sawmill. Ross Glen was originally called Camden Haven Punt - it was a staging post and punt crossing on the main road between Sydney and Port Macquarie. When a post office was established there in 1880, Frederick Ross was appointed Postmaster. |