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Kiama
Names in Kiama Police District
| Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given | Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given |
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Bombo |
named after King Thumbon, a great Warrier who was born there |
Kiama should be Kiarmia |
Fish may be caught from the Rocks there. |
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Booro |
Kangaroos. It was called this as there were plenty of Kangaroos to be found there. | Minnamurra or Minna Murra (This is a River) | Plenty of Fish |
| Bungangilo | Raspberrys, named so in consequence of Raspberrys that grew there. | Monah Monah | An old camping ground which the tribe had to abandon their being attacked there so many times by other tribes |
| Calwalla | Water running out | Tabbigong | Named after a fish that was frequently caught at this particular place. |
| Cringila | Pipe Clay. The name was given as the Aboriginals got Pipe Clay at this place to Tattoo themselves, a war paint | Tullimbar | Black Apple Tree which grew there in abundance |
| Druewalla | Plenty of water. This is the name of a beautiful creek running out of the Jamberoo Mountain | Tongarra | Bread Flat, a number of Cabbage Palms grew in this Locality & the Blacks used to eat the heart of this Palm as bread |
| Joalah known as Pheasants Gound | This being a great place for native Pheasants |
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Completed