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Boomerang tree, another kind ... Noo-koor-ree
Stinging tree (big leaf) ... Yirris-tar-lee
Stinging tree (small leaf) ... Lull-won-gah
Cabbage tree palm ... Baw-war-ram-bin
Bangalow palm ... Wee-kee-bin-wik
Note
The boomerang trees had symmetrically curved thin slabby,
roots, or hips, above ground, from which boomerangs could be
easily cut with the right curve and shape, needing only to be
trimmed down to the correct thickness and weight
Trees of the Open Forest.
Ironbark (Grey) ... Ulgar-lah-gah
Ironbark (Red) ... Walloo-woggah
Redgum ... Monor-ro-gaie
Spottedgum ... Walloo-agah
Bloodwood (E. Corymbosa) ... Wenee-ar-bee
Blackbutt ... Nah-dar-bee
Stringybark ... Lardah-ree-gah
Tallowwood ... Wah-nah-gah
Turpentine ... Yerra-cor-dinga
Turpentine (tall, for piles) ... Urum-abbee
Apple tree (Angophora) ... Morool-gay-ee
Swamp mahogany ... Nah-nah-un-gah