Box 4 Folder 3: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903 - Page 106

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Name of Place Meaning or reason Why it was given Name of Place Meaning or reason Why it was given
    Gooallie Of ugly appearance
    Doongoorwah Rock running into the water
Moonbil (now Aberdeen) Green head Ant Youndayounda

a Sheet of Bark

Tamori Pigeon ground Greenboon Anything Green
Dilgoor Junction of Page and Hunter Rivers Boondool A Shield
Goonindari  Water coming over Rocks Breeal A Native Waddy for fighting
Booloomin Apple Tree Marooan Anything Good
Booroobilla Wild turkey Gooliar White Gum Tree
Downgimbee Mussel ground Boonooboonoo Kangaroo's Camp
Boombil Native Camping ground Youndoogeedan Rock where Blacks used to sharpen tomahawks
Gillebri Moonshine Woolbadoon A little plain
Beroobi Deep Water Hole Youan A clear Flat
Myoon Myooan Red and Yellow Stones used for Tatooing Billanbri A creek with rushes
Goona goona Yellow stones for ditto Woolamon A high Cliff
Gullingoorar Long water hole Walgooan High wind
Danboor Clear Land, no water Goorarman A long sheet of water
Goombalan Dusty Soil Yeerallah A strong current
Bragar Sparrow Hawk Yeroyan A large cave in limestone Rock
Goodangoodan Hard substance Gundeerari Birds Feather
KIngimbon Rocks Woorwoor Anything very large
Yowri Close to; near Berieel Abounding with  flaggy rocks
Moonan Difficult to accomplish Neemin Kurrajong Tree
Billar Swamp oak trees  Nirribingable Swallows Nest
Naraman A long way behind Goorawoon Large Stones in the Water
Moombrambilla A flat stick with a hook used by natives in spear throwing Yallimbilla Two men
Gooloorooeybri

Bull Frogs

Bunbibilla An opossum cloak
Gingamboon Junctions of Donalds Creek and Hunter River Berginbah A large Waterfall
Bambill  Mistletoe Geengullion An elbow
Galliebarinda Waterfall, Cascade Boolarie Lage lumps on Trees
Gungalla Rushes Mallegal A kind of timber or scrub
Yourooie Kangaroo's Cave Beerubri An aperture in Trees
Murrawan One Hand Goorangi Red paint
Goolameran Drooping Trees Guyar An opossum
Boogal A Bush Bloombeen A Green Parrot
Mill  An Eye Yawdool A large hollow Stump
Goolengdoogie Split Forehead Murrurundi Five fingers
Yeraan High wind Bundadworndi Kangaroo's playing
Goonabil Covered with human excrement Bareemal  A large waterfall
Gooran An Emu Puen Buen Small Stones

 

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