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| Situation | ||
| Warbulginbar | Warbul a tree | above Tyalgum |
| Billingar | Billing - oak tree | on Currumbin creek |
| Billinudgel | Billing Billing - a king parrot | |
| Quinung Guinung | a kind of wild lily | opposite to Muwillumbah (where Murphy hotel was) |
| Conding |
no meaning name of a hill at the back of Conding The blacks name for the place where Conding mill is, is Culgerygun - Culgary a reed |
Mount Kunghai
Parish of Kunghai - this name was given by me - In the early days I camped on the mountain with the black boys and some cattle
in the night the cattle strayed away. I sent the boys to look for them, or in their language to kunghai them
When they found them all they said we have been all kunghai now, 'Well' I said 'we will
call this hill Mount Kunghai' and it has kept the name ever since
Re Burringbar - Burring is a long boomerang - not used for throwing - it is used for striking like a sword
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