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Wellington
| Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given | Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given |
| Bargungderie | Weed with a strong scent | Muggee | Iron bark timber Country |
| Balbadgerie | Rock Wallabys home | Nanima | Something lost |
| Burrendong | Native Bear | Narrogal | Wild native honey Country |
|
Donwingerie |
Rocks from which stone Tomahawks were made | Towri | A Tribes Boundary, or division of hunting grounds |
| Darumbilla | Junction of a creek to River | ||
| Goondi | Stringy bark timber Country | Umagylie | Currajong Tree Country |
| Garriguronga | A quick sand Country | Umby | Mountain Pine Country |
| Gobalian | A reed with an edible root | Urrugalgee | a Water Fall |
| Galwadgerie | shingle back lizard | Wallumbubba | Large Rocks |
| Goonoo | Something planted | Wanghgunderie | Crows Land |
| Geroabullo | Dead Iguana | Werthdura | Place where animals lick the soil |
| Geurie? | a Wild Plant | Wuuluman | a Corner |
| Geenbee | Boggy Swamp Country | Willeyganalgee | Smoking oppossums out of trees |
The above is a list of the Aborigines names of places
in the Wellington District, and the reasons why the blacks
gave such names to the several localities
JNO Chiplin
Senior Sergt.
Wellington
7th September 1899
Current Status:
Completed