History
In 1818, John Oxley crossed and named Harrington and Farquhar inlets during a trip from the Hastings River, near Port Macquaire, to Port Stephens. The Manning River itself was first surveyed by Henry Dangar in 1825 and again in 1826 on behalf of the Australian Agricultural Company. The river was recorded on the survey map as "Boolumbahtee," its Aboriginal name.
Later in 1826, the river was named Mannings River for the Deputy Governor of the Australian Agricultural Company, Sir William Manning. In the same year it was declared that the Manning was the northern limit of the Nineteen Counties, defining the areas of New South Wales where settlers were free to occupy.
Until 1913, ships servicing the coast brought goods and supplies up the river.
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