Box 5 Folder 2: Queensland place names, 1900 - Page 67
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Pialba
Commissioner of Police Quensland 12443
6.AUG.1900
Name of Place Menaing or reason why it was given
Nyken-dere forest oak
Doolung pipe-clay
Oohlong forehead
Tareeling wood used for making 'woddies'
Nurroh-wurrung "Nurroh" is an edible fruit; "wurrung" means bad
Thucker-ore grass-tree country
Orro-orro flies
Thumbah stunted red gum grows in swampy and bad country
Gympie stinging-tree
Tincan strong jointed grass with white leaves, grows on the coast
Boppool frill-lizard
Thug-ine rain-bow
Toondah-wrrang "Toondah" means wood; "wrrang" means bad
Tar-warn dry
Weal-gobby "Weal" means name; €‹ "gobby" means no. hence "Weal-gobby" = no name
Eli cray-fish