Box 5 Folder 2: Queensland place names, 1900 - Page 94

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Malanda         Running River

Bunyan       Stones or logs in Creeks

Watanga       Crooked Creek

Breu-brr-ba-ra       Salt water & persons living at the salt water

Cokom-Abon       A rock in the water

Junga-Junya       Rocks on the road

Kera-Wacha       A Creek Containing poison water

Kitoba       A stone used to paint the face at Corroboreee

Hopa Calloe       A stone fund on the Tawalla mountain which is supposed to kill the scrub itch

Burraboranjo       A creek   of which the bottom Cannot be seen

Churachalum       A high Mountain which the rainbow stops

Pannie       A hill in or Surrounded by Lagoons in and long grass

Bar-baudi       A mill where sugar Cane is Crushed

Ekear      Johnstone River, poison water is supposed to come down from the mountains into the river

Pinda       An island where Crawfish is Caught near it

Black Snake

Wotan       Black Snake or anything black

Condia         Carpet Snake having varigated colors

Mundooba & Chopin-Chopin       Two high hills near Each other, the higher hill represents a man & the lower a woman, or man as they Aboriginals Call it

Chowa Chowa       A Butcher bird because the bird Sings Chowa Chowa.  The Aboriginals in this District Calls all birds after the sound of the note they warble

Mapa       Name given to a tree Kangaroo

Koopa       Name given to a Wallaby

Yokas         Name given to a number of trees

D Casey

Sergt 498

Geraldton

16.6.00

  

  

  

  

  

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