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Hillgrove District
| Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given | Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given |
| Caddajin | Plenty big round stone on Clear Plain | Bungugal | A mountain where there are plenty kangaroos |
| Arrabri | Big mountain near Blackfellow House | Bora | Place where Aborigines meet to "make men" secretly |
| Nundah | River with good water | Coolaga | Hunting place for native bears |
| Googee | Hunting ground for oppossum & kangaroo | Cowgengi | Place where tree grows from which Blacks make "Heelaman" or stick for throwing spear |
| Rumb |
Big mountain where Blackfellows meet | Guinargie | Big Lagoon. plenty further |
| Goonegah | Big clear Corrobree ground and meeting place | Gooro | A Big Gorge |
| Nundah Urrah | River running across Plain | Moonyugin | Mountain supposed (by Blacks) full of vermin |
| Ollpin | Plenty Oak for shelter near big plain | Marreyourga | Flat rock showing Shape of a man's hand |
| Orriwill | Plenty white Gumtrees | Queeryourga | Freshwater Creek with mullet in |
| Kittani | Big Mountain with plenty scrub about | Toora | Place where there are plenty Bandicoots |
| Bungawitta | Plenty flying squirrell & opossum | Quangduan | Big Fog |
| Cirrindah | Bally Hill | Woogendo | A Scrub containing plenty Wonga Pigeon |
| Turramboyna | Camping Place while hunting from main Camp | Wargengie | A Place where there are plenty Crows |
| [?]lgamboyne | Plenty dead trees | The foregoing names and meanings have been collected in Hillgrove District | |
| [?]mboodee | Big mountain ? in River close by | John Cook Senior Const Hillgrove 11.9.99 |
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| Ilparran | Wild Strawberries from there | ||
| Currabalboyne | Plenty Cockatoo about | ||
| Gurregory | River with high Banks | ||
| The foregoing Aboriginal Names of places & their meanings has be collected in Glen Innes District |
[?] Flynn
Senior Sergant
Glen Innes 5.9.99 The Superintendent }
of Police }
Armidale }
Superintendent [Garvin?]
Armidale