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N.Hey - Mapoon Thursday Island
Names of places on the Batavia River N. Queensland
Mapoon Sand hill
Namaquiga Big tree
Maringapa ra-wena On a downward path
ra-ena A point
draphra a End of road
Yefencha Place where many fishes have been eaten
Chorawondachena Where a particular fish is to be found
Nambangah Mangrove
Tayung Sand bank
Banarima-ana A big place
Ranabenna Nan-a Near the top of a hill
Sanda-anama A place where fruit grows
Quamparanga Cat fish plentiful
Quackanange Near a creek
Doochanama Big swamp
Udanama Cockatoo
Onjaidina Leaf of tree used to make baskets
Garunga Small Turtle
No-oom-banna Wood for spears
Nama ba-ana Where big fish have been caught
Landinga Grass from which women make belts
Adaw Wild fruit
Dawanga Grass g spear
Dringalana Implement for making spears
Ranlana Fig tree
Cocoaclilua Iron brark tree
Corrogouna Wild Plum
Doolcharinga Beetles
Mendabanooma Tree struck by lightning
Chorongo An owl
Taffra A man who eats insects
Chooono Near small Island
Morbanyana place where big Rangaroos are to be found
Adaringa Fruit tree (large)
Cherawonda Wild fruit
Awangalana Large bush fire
Muirungey Sacred place
Nuinpratchey Place where mullets in numbers were found
Na-eneoanyana Dead men
Indingana Fibre of tree
Draembunga Where the first boat was seen to anchor by the natives
Woambrina The split ear of a man
Ba-ina Sacred place
Mapoona Where a child was born
Baad Place for bird hunting
Cheerina Created by thunder
Anangapanna Small rat
Dannawoona Where alligator killed a man
Noona place where food scarce
Warrabanana Where shingarees were found
[Toondabungnung?] Toondinga Emu
Banga langa Snake
Toringa Ibis
Awaringa A big woman