Box 4 Folder 3: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903 - Page 28

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Name of Place Meaning or Reason Why it was Given
(Ganavel) Myrtle tree
(Clybucca) (A crooked tallowood treeDondong along)
(Donding along) Apple tree

Barrajanyatti (Burrupunbuti)

Dead stinging tree

Tantan (Tumaban)

Kurrajong tree
Job's Mountain (Wiloba) Red cedar tree
(Bulgong) Wild orange tree
(Moparrabah) Native forest cherry
Burnt Bridge Creek (Currumghi) The bark shed from gum trees
Yessolah (Yerrola) Gum tree
Merrewa (Merrewala) A class of brush wood
Mungay (Munga Munga) The white ants nest when built on the ground
Commandant Hill (Eragorara) The white ant, also a camp which a native has just left
Banda Banda (Bunda Bunda) split or broken open. There is a precipice of about 800 ft near the top pf Mount Banda Banda (properly? Seaview 4050 ft by around.)
Sherwood (Bungo-taine) The lighting of a flying squirrel on a tree
Murruwin (Mt)

The ordinary bush turkey

Double Head (Tullungihii) The highest in the locality
Turrumbi (Durrumbi) A stake
Kullatine, Kallatimee, Kullatimee a place the grass on which is frequently burned
Euroka (Euroa) The sun
(Yarralan dinni) A lobster
Fredrickton (Gimunga) A Kangaroo rat
Billimbopini, Billini, pini

A lawyer vine

A pini laying down

Arakoon Nimacrobinni A place where pelicans are plucked
Yarrahapini (Yarriehapine) The rolling of a bear down a hill or the rolling of a bear head down a hill.
(Comara) The senior
Miln (Milling) Very wet
Dungay (Dunga) Iguana
Cundarang (Gunderine) a male pady melon
(Cani) Quartz granit
Smiths Ck. (Burrubung) The horse or march [fly]
 

Temagog

A wasp
Wabro (warbroon) When natives start on a journey & return before completing the intended journey or a compelled divert from their intended rout the furthest point they get in the intended rout is called Warbroon
Willi Willi (Biloban)[?] wide or open The willi willi country is more open that that immediately surrounding it
Seven Oaks (Wilcun) An opening which the flood water goes through. (The flood water breaks over at seven Oaks and runs with (Clyberee?) Creek.
Kempsey (Bucking)  a place where anything is cooked

Note: the native names are shown in brackets 10/5/1900

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