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Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given |
Nappa Merril | Sand hill & water holes |
Cattie Combo | Bullocks bones |
Patchie Wurra | Good berrries |
Cattie Warrima | Bullocks head in a tree |
Coca Mitta, Newannie | Bald Red Sandhill |
Murra, Compa Gorandinnie | A black fellow with hand cut off |
Warra panilla Mulloola Coopallinnie | A Cave open Clay pan the shape of a log with wogra trees growing round it |
Gullrie Gulbie bunbilla | Box timber with Gulbri berries growing in it |
Toshaburro | Last of the water |
Coonkie | The devil |
Coolbaroo mookoo | Sultry yellow Fire |
Pitchieroombadillie | Good plain in Sandhills |
Woonrabedra | No good fellow |
Woonrabr[q]?gumie | No good fellow that uses bad language |
Tidua Comarinna | Your foot & hand |
Topiely | Box trees with mistletoe on them |
These names are from the blacks at Coopers Creek.
There is nothing to be gathered from the blacks here (Forbes District) they are very few & degraded
If you send me a few of these forms I have no doubt
I can get you more information on the subject
Mr W.W. Bucknell E.A.L. Sharpe
Hon General Secretary Warden
Anthropological Society Warden's Office Forbes
Argreah
Ashfield