Where did the village of nobby, queensland got its name?

Question

Where did the village of nobby, queensland got its name?

Answer 1

http://www.goldcoastcity.com.au/t_std.as...

Many years ago a bullock named nobby was lost and found in the area

Answer 2

Might have something to do with this -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobby_Clark

I drove past it about a week after last Christmas - there are some "knobby" hills in the area too - it could be that.  You'd have to ask locally and you might get three different versions.

From -

http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placen...

"Nobby

There are several theories as to how Nobby on the Darling Downs got its name. One is that it was the name of a racehorse, another that it was the name of the lead bullock of an early bullock team or that it derives from the nob of a hill. Take your pick. "

Banana, a locality in Queensland was named for a bullock called "Banana".  Near Canberra, Captains Flat was also a bull or bullock "Captain" that favoured the area.  

In Brisbane, Blunder Road was named for an incident outside the Oxley Hotel where a 19th century bullock driver unhitched his team and went into the pub for a few beers.  When he came out, rather the worse for wear, he drove the team down a track some distance before he realised he had left the wagon behind.  The area is still called "The Blunder".