Bemboka, N.S.W.
Originally known as Colombo, Bemboka is a small village in the hinterlands west of Bega, at the base of Brown Mountain. It was first established to serve the needs of the local farmers and the travellers climbing or descending from the Monaro plains to the coast via the Brown Mountain Route. Surveyed in 1876 the name was changed to Bemboka in 1883, probably a result of the Imlay Brothers naming their property “Old Bemboka”. It was also known as Benbooka around this time. Prior to European occupation the area around Bemboka was inhabited by the Thuau community of the Yuin language group.
