Box 4 Folder 3: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903 - Page 45

Name	aboriginal name, when they differ		Locality when not generally known
Burringbar	=	"Burring" a long boomerang for hitting with like a sword - not for throwing
Ukereba creek	Ngrebai	"Ugre" a shell fish
Billinudgel	Billing Nudgel	"Billing billing" - a king parrot
Murwillumbah	=	no meaning
Kynnum[boon?]	Kinnumbun	no meaning
Tumbulgum	Tumbulgin	"Tumbul" a wild fig
Dunbible	Tumbibil	Tumbi - a tree there is no local name for [?]
Cudgenbill	Quidgenbil	Quidgen - a tree "
Pumbinbill	=	Pumbin - a tree "
Byangum	Beungum	Beung - father
Tyalgum	Daldalgum	Daldal - a tree
Coolman	=	Coolman - a tree	where Mr Toohill[?] lives
Wollumbin	=	no meaning
Ironburrygun	=	Ironburry - a tree	up near Eden's selection
Chindangogulgun	=	Chindan - a bird	a pinnacle rock on [?] border
Tabboo head	Tabboo	Tabboo - a little boy	Tweed Head
Culgurygun	=	Culgury - a reed	where Condery mill stands
Condong	=	no meaning	a hill at back of Condery
Dulguigan	Tulguigan	Tulgui - a tree
Duranbar	=	Duran - a large ant called a jumper
Cudgen	Coodging	"Coodging" red paint
Chillingham Parish	=	Chillingham - a tree
Gooningbar	=	"Goonnig" a porcupine
Tygalgah	Tygilgar	Tygil - a tree the white cedar
Jiggigah	=	Jiggi - a tree
Coongoongury	=	Coongoon - a tree	At Devil's elbow North arm
Uki Mountain	=	Uki - root of the swamp fern sometimes called Bungawall
Dungay	=	Dungay - the thin bark which the gum tree sheds
Morarey	=	Morarey - the morarey tree	bank of river at Stott's creek
Cudgerygun	=	Cudgery - the cudgery tree	Clear hill above Tyalgum
Warbulguibar	=	Warbul - a tree	The top flat at Tyalgum

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