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Bourke District                                                                                              50

Name of Place Meaning or Reason Why it was Given Name of Place Meaning or Reason Why it was Given
Brewarrina Single Myall tree 'Coronga' Peak Bad Water
Moonoo Fishing yards Wilgha Very Green Tree

Quantamboue     

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Scrub of Quondongs or limestone country Byerock Dirty Water Hole
Biree Myall trees with yellow leaf Cunurrua cold
Womboni Black Kangaroo Dijoe Good [?]
Goorah Red gum tree Woolumba Different Colours
Guiwana also Red Gum Tree Boorandana Dark Night
Mole Big Watercourse Booramuga Wirl Wind
Collaworroy Red ground or bad water Yerida No trees
Gunogui Stoney Waterhole Pothauarrie Sandle Wood
Poumery Big Waterhole Womboy Kangaroo
Willie O'Possum Murraway Red Kangaroo
Corella red ground covered with pine trees    
Boorah Bone    
Yuumie Lagoon    
Moorabilla Moonos you go    
Muia Polygonum Swamp    
Yambacoona Camping ground    
Gundaweena White wood tree    
Bundabulla Scrub of Cuttanbunda trees    
Gongolgon River not running fast    
Willamurra Small Creek    
Tarcoon Plain country    
Willybingbone Bushy tree    
Yarrawin Yarra tree    
Gilgonun Big Waterhole    
Bundemur Smokey place    
Nidgery Big Clump of trees    
Booka Booka Bad Water    
Cowga round bend in River    
Gralga Box tree    
Buckiinguy Old place    

 

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