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M - Murray R. dialect
Mbge - Murrumbidgee R dialect
U.M. - Upper Murray
L. - Lachlan
| Name of Place | Meaning or Reason why it was Given | Name of Place | Meaning or Reason Why it was Given |
| Tangambalanga (M) | a lobster | ||
| Brungle (Mbge) | bald (a bare topped hill) | ||
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Wunnamurra (M) |
Eagle hawk | Wabba | pigeon |
| Borolga (Brolga) | Native companion | Wonga Wonga | Diver (species of water fowl) |
| Book Book (Mbge) | a bird akin to mopoke | Baranduda (M) | Water rat |
| Wagara (Mbge) | Crows - another fprm of Wagga | Toonga (Mbge) | talk - see also Yabba |
| Wermalong (Mbge) | an ornamental spear handle | Bringenbrong (U.M.) | Red ant hill |
| Indi or Ingi (U.M.) | a water plant | Noorongong (U.M.) | Lightwood trees |
| Beajery or Biggerah (U.M.) | Red Earth | Weebo (M) | a black magpie |
| Bulga | a hill | Merrygang or Merryang | a native dog running |
| Walla Walla (M) | much rain or water | Gooramadda | a species of grass |
| Cabool (L) | a long reed spear | Tyagong (L) | a kind of wombat |
| Bullan bullan (L) | plenty of black ducks (bullan or black duck) | Narrarthew (L) | a species of bat |
| Qualquattor (M) | a frog (onomatopoeio) | Goeup (Mbge) | a frog (onomatopoeic) |
| Tongaroo or Tonggara (U.M.) | Cold | Jereelgery (now Jerilderie) (M) | A long reed |
!. The old aboriginal name of Beechworth (Vic) was Baarmutha which
means " a number of small creeks".
2. Gundagai (orig.Gudnagai) a town in N.S.W. has for its root "gudna",
meaning Earth or excrement. This word is found in various forms throughout
Australia. Compare Tasmanian "gunta" (earth), West Australian "nguulla "[?]
and North Queensland "gunna" (excrement)
3. The native name of a bare-topped hill near Costamuntra is Jindalee, meaning
literally " no skin on your bones". The surrounding hills are Jimbered [?].
4. Merri-merrigal on the Lachlan derives its name from "Merri," a dog
and gal, bold. Hence "Merrimerrigal", plenty of bold dogs. Compare
Merrygang or Merryang.
5.Belabala Creek, a tributary of the Lachlan River, from "Boolta", two?. Probably
refers to the junction of two creeks.
6. The original name of Binalong (N.S.W.) is Bennelong, the name of native
chief.
7. Tumbarumba, ( a town in N.S.W) is our onomatopoeie word. Now here there is a hill, evidently honeycombed underneath, which gives out a rumbling sound
if horses gallop over it or even if a huge stone is rolled. If the word is
pronounced "TÅÅmboorÅÅba", one gets an approach to the sound.. The st[?]
of the hill above mentioned is known now as the "Sounding Ground".
8. The old aboriginal name of Albury is "Mungabberwa" which means a
"deep hole [?] river"
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