Box 4 Folder 2: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903 - Page 81

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Names of Paddocks and Places on Gurley Station
obtained from some of the old Blacks in the Years
1868 & 9

Name of Place Meaning or reason why it was given
Burranbah The Brigalow waterhole in Gurley Creek
Turro-[rori?] The Big waterhole
Coomooma Waterhole below Windoondilla
Beebill Box clump Ningle plain
Papia-Ceana Chinamans Station. Little Bumble Creek
Yonandoobingay Sparks point
Towan-burry-burry Old Sheep Station on Menamoi plain
Woorian-Wurra Sheep Station, near [Bomucklide?]
Wirri-Gurl-Donga Sheep Station. near [Bomucklide?]
Bulligate Dam on Bomuckled Creek
Cooral-Narrah Sheep yard below Bulligate
Canāryi Old Sheep Station on Middle Creek
Mooka-Mairoo The Head Station, where Woolshed is
[Tantean?] The Hill in the scrub, near the Head Station
Gullytoorlundi The Sheep drafting yards
oollooeebill The Reedy waterhole
Deena-poweryundi The Waterhole just below Gurley
Eel[e?]-Warro The little opening at the back of scrub near Gurley
Waw-boy-pihah an old Sheep Station, on Karran road 2 ½ miles from Gurley
Woomera The Downs, at the head Bomucklide Creek
Mungriara The Bald Hill
Wingeeballee Bowmans, Bald Hill
Weeduturialindi The Springs where well was sunk near Bald Hill
Boondoolboolah Waterhole, in Gurley near Weeduturialindi
Kaburindi Little sandy plain, about 4 miles from Gurley on Terry-hie-hie road
Cooriae-ah Old Sheep Station, Known as the Bird Cage
Beebeebin The Dam about 6 miles from Gurley on Terry-hie-hie road
Coorneelleel The plain between Gurley and plains creek
Tarooy Old Sheep Station at Black ridge where dam was made
Moolbuldanga The Black ridge
     

  

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