Box 4 Folder 1: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903 - Page 66

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Name of Place Meaning or Reason Why it was Given Name of Place Meaning or Reason Why it was Given

Arr-al-yin
(Araluen)

"Place of Water Lilys"

Previous to the advent
of gold mining there
were a number of lagoons
in Araluen Valley
where the Water Lily
("Nymphaea Alba")
grew freely, & the
Corms of which formed
a staple article of
food with the Aborigines

W Madden S.C.

Cobargo Grandfather

Burraburoo

 now known as Barraboroo

Steep-hills
Murrooburine now          (Known as Murrabrine) a large number of Native Blacks
Wandellow
now (Known as Wandella)
Bark stripped from a tree to hold water in
Ulawamburraga now        (Known as Illawarmbra) A small tree
Willgoo..now (known as Wilgo) a Swamp Reed
  F.Kelly Sen Const Cobargo
Bodalla A haven for boats

Urobodalla

known now (as Eurobodalla))

Another haven for Boats

Cobowra
now Moruya

Peterman an aboriginal native of the Moruya-District who is now 75 yrs old states the reason they called  where Moruya now stands - Cobowra was owing to the Moruya River being there crossable on foot where the Bridge now crosses the river on the main Southern Road [indecipherable?] of the old [?] recollects the native name of Moruya

D. Maguire Snr Sgt

Cudgee now Known          (as Cadgee)

Very good
  D.J. Stinson Const Nerrigundah
   
   
   

 

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