Box 4 Folder 2: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903 - Page 28

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Name of Place Meaning or Reason why it was Given
Nappa Merril Sand hill & water holes
Cattie Combo Bullocks bones
Patchie Wurra Good berrries
Cattie Warrima Bullocks head in a tree
Coca Mitta, Newannie Bald Red Sandhill
Murra, Compa Gorandinnie   A black fellow with hand cut off
Warra panilla Mulloola Coopallinnie A Cave open Clay pan the shape of a log with wogra trees growing round it
Gullrie Gulbie bunbilla Box timber with Gulbri berries growing in it
Toshaburro Last of the water
Coonkie The devil
Coolbaroo mookoo Sultry yellow Fire
Pitchieroombadillie Good plain in Sandhills
Woonrabedra No good fellow
Woonrabr[q]?gumie No good fellow that uses bad language
Tidua Comarinna Your foot & hand
Topiely Box trees with mistletoe on them

These names are from the blacks at Coopers Creek.
There is nothing  to be gathered  from the blacks here (Forbes District) they are very few & degraded
If you send me a few of these forms I have no doubt
I can get you more information on the subject

Mr W.W. Bucknell                                                               E.A.L. Sharpe
Hon General Secretary                                                                          Warden
Anthropological Society                                                       Warden's Office Forbes
Argreah
Ashfield

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