Box 5 Folder 2: Queensland place names, 1900 - Page 21

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A Fraser

Kalliduwarry

Queensland -

1,Cunthiarma       [         ?] Mosquito

1,Cunthiarma               "                     "

Tithrapatchie         Ants (a lake)

1,Tubalonga       A garment something like a trousers.

1,Carroallie       Young boy.

1,Nardoothidna       Nardoo foot.

1,[Lowarie?]       Come on.

Piadumperry       A birds nest.

1,Kalliduwarry       Long waterhole

1,Thidamurranunka       Red foot.

1,Arartneballna       Broken leg.

1,Wartanah       Short waterhole.

1,Tapoolyarry       Big waterhole.

1,Gootthitah       Waterhole.

1,Dickerie       Poor black fellow.

1,Yennie       Whiskers

1,[Antilwaltiecommie?]       Name of the animal which the blacks believe excavated all the wayerholes out here.

Cummurrie       Do Do

Carrabuncherie       Good drinking water.

Puthra       Coolabar tree.

[Milkiwerrie?]       Hawk one of the small kind.

Carroarra       Eagle hawk

Gilingulla       Gala

Kandorangoo       White Cockatoo

Perrinminga       Black             "

Kowilka       Crow

Poorilka       Native companion.

Warcatchie       Emue

Chuckaroo       Kangaroo

Caparee       Iguana

Wamah       Snake

Waringuna       Snake

Kaddinee       Lizard

Terricoo       Duck

Doondadoonda       Sandhill

Wichiegoora       Strong wind

Wittoora       Strong wind         €‹

Wittoora       heat

Doondaderrie         rain

Gungogungo       Gray [hiar?]

Purta       Mud

Moorie       the small black ant

Goonara       hair, on head.

Coulura       grass

Thakara       Claypan

Cowara       Pigweed, a vegetable eaten by the blacks

Cullatura       turkey

Gootie       Swan

Wirrie       Fish

Bonga       a blacks humpy

All those names with 1, before them are waterholes, mostly or [Kids pun?].

  

  
  

  

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