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                                       Gundagai Sub Dist

Name of Place Meaning or reason Why it was Given Name of Place Meaning or Reason Why it was Given
    Tumut  Black fish
    Yarrangobilly Blackfellow fell off high rock
Gundagai Buzzing of a boomerang Talbingo Killing and eating kangaroos
Tarabandra White ants nest Blowring A plant used by blacks as food
Willie Ploma Obstruction Bugong Small black butterfly
Bingaralong  Peg used for pegging out skins Gobragamdra Creek where blacks obtained minerals for painting themselves
Kuno Ground spider Bombowlee Named after a blackfellow who died there
Nangus 'Do [''] Mundoufo Named after a Gin
Mitta Mitta Yam like a pea Killimecat Blacks killed tigercat there
Billabong A Creek Brungle Blacks fought a battle there
Gillengroe

Blacks fought a battle
there

Wagragobilly Named after Blackfellow who died there
Cooba A Stone like saddle Mingary Injury to eye
Nundarls Yam like a turnip Bangadang Wombat
Burra Burra Blackfellow met with an accident Wondalga Mopoke a bird
Bangus River bank Wondowie Wattle Gum
Jugiong Sweet herb Gadara Scratching noise
Adjinbilly Water Condongblonga Passing a person
Beggam Beggam Girdle worn by Blacks Tumbarumba  Sounding ground
Bongongo Name of blackfellow who died  there Marayle Hills covered with scrub
Bundarbo A dead body Manus Mustering of tribes 
Childowla Big Mountain Jarrara Wild ducks
Darbalara Game kicking a ball Tooma Two bald-hills
Garangula The bark of a tree Welaryang Water holes
Gobarralong Red stone used as dye Oumie? Meeting place for blacks
Gulgalong the bark of a red gum tree Fuifellic? named after a Gin killed there
Gumiongjugrawrh Intercourse Greg Greg Big water-hole
Illawong Oak tree Bringenbong  Dangerous water-hole
Jelambi Young tree Bogong Large moths
Kyron  a little swamp    
Nanangroe Rock in river J. Jones
Sub.Inspt
18-10-99
Widgeagully Little gully    
Wilarbo Named after a black-fellow    
Coolae Body Vermin    
Bongongolong Weed growing in creeks    
Gambala Chief of a tribe    
Wether Wether Big bush fire    
Wombajee Pipeclay    
Yammatree Kurrajong tree    

 

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