Box 5 Folder 2: Queensland place names, 1900 - Page 67

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Pialba

Commissioner of Police Quensland 12443

6.AUG.1900

Name of Place           Menaing or reason why it was given

Nyken-dere       forest oak

Doolung       pipe-clay

Oohlong       forehead

Tareeling       wood used for making 'woddies'

Nurroh-wurrung       "Nurroh" is an edible fruit; "wurrung" means bad

Thucker-ore       grass-tree country

Orro-orro       flies

Thumbah       stunted red gum grows in swampy and bad country

Gympie       stinging-tree

Tincan       strong jointed grass with white leaves, grows on the coast

Boppool       frill-lizard

Thug-ine       rain-bow

Toondah-wrrang       "Toondah" means wood; "wrrang" means bad

Tar-warn       dry

Weal-gobby       "Weal" means name; €‹ "gobby" means no. hence "Weal-gobby" = no name

Eli       cray-fish

  

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