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Wollongong
| Name of Place as spelt on map | Meaning or Why it was Given | Aboriginal Pronunciation | |
| Illawarra | High place near the sea | Illawurra | |
| 'Wurra' or 'Warra' in the language spoken by the aborigines between Wollongong & Shoalhaven always meant 'a mountain or high place' - take "Cambewarra" which literally meant "a mountain of fire", from Cambee or Kambee fire: the blacks have a tradition that this mountain was always belching forth fire & smoke & subsequent investigation proved that a seam of coal had originally ignited & finally burnt itself out. | |||
| Wollongong | See! the monster comes (Nwoolyarngungh): An exclamation of fear by the blacks upon seeing for the first time a ship in full sail. | ||
| Bulli | Christmas[?] tree | Mooli | |
| Woonona | A place where young wallabies rested | Wurrhrurrha | |
| Unanderra | The junction of two creeks | Unundurra | |
| Keira | A wild turkey | Gheera | (Mt Keira near W'gong) |
| Kembla | Plenty of wild game | Jumbullah | (Mt Kembla, near W'gong) |
| Minnegang | Go back! go back! | Mirregarng | |
| Wollamai | Look around you! | Wollumii (Keep your eyes open) Look out! | |
| Purry Burry | A boys' playground | Burry Burry | |
| Korron Gulla | Good morning, brother | Kooracgulla | |
| Cudgeree | Raw flesh | Cudjha | |
| Judbowley | A place where the king prayed for fine weather | Jeedbowley | |
| Werrang | Coral Tree | Wee-e-dungh | |
| Berugeree | Womens' fishing ground | Boorageree | |
| Berrwarra | Narrow-leafed fig tree | Bahrwarra | |
| Kurrakwah | Stingaree or stinging ray | Kurrawah | |
| Ki Yong | A big beach of sand | Ki Yung | |
| Pur Pur | A place where the ceremony of making youths into men was carried out | Pur Pur | |
| Windang | The scene of a fight | Windang | |
| Terragong | A place where vines were collected | Therrongungh | |
| Why Juck | a Squirrel | Why Juck | |
| Worragallar | A native dog crossing a stream | Worragallar | |
| Boonerah | A meeting place | Boonerah | |
| Karoo | Clouds | Karroo | |
| Burroo | Tired | Burroo | |
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