Native Name of Place |
Meaning or Reason Why Name was Given |
Willeria |
a spring name given because the water is white |
Munga |
A Well name given because the Water is Black |
Ballalleninria |
name given because the ground is always warm |
Allaper |
Name given because Big Gum trees grew there |
Arrinnurra |
Because a large Gum Tree was struck by lightning |
Billularria |
Name given because the grass remains green all year |
Wagifurina |
Name given because long snakes was seen in the rocks |
Bowerra |
Name given because Cliffs were Perpendicular at this Place |
Uttamine |
Name given because a dog was killed by a kangaroo here |
Unenanina |
Name given because a dead native was supposed to have appeared to the other natives at this Place in spirit |
Womrernooka |
Name given because there was a spring there |
Appengee |
Name given because there was a spring under cliffs |
Benendow |
Name given because there a spring in large Gum tree |
Midemuga |
Name given because some very big hills near the Place |
Wandeyer Yater |
Name given because a native disappeared in the rock holes |
Nundoo |
Name given because this was an old native meeting place |
Whathenoo Walbeferra |
Name given because Kangaroo Rat was seen fighting here |
Wanarra |
Name given because Water was runing away from a spring |
Wondie |
Named Because Place was an old Man's Camp for Natives |
Nutergarra |
Named because Several Natives died at this Place |
Andeco |
Named because natives are afraid to go near this Place |
Mitheria |
Named because there is supposed to be a haunted cave here the spirit of a dead native appeared at night |
Una |
Named because a Thunder Bolt fell here |
Allenuba |
Named because a native chief died at this Place |
Nurra Nurra |
Named because a native chief was buried here |
Wongaurra |
Named because there is White Peaked hills at this Place |
Burrugoo |
Named because there is long [ruff]? toped hills at this Place |
Wonumew |
Named because a native fell off the Cliffs |