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Malanda Running River
Bunyan Stones or logs in Creeks
Watanga Crooked Creek
Breu-brr-ba-ra Salt water & persons living at the salt water
Cokom-Abon A rock in the water
Junga-Junya Rocks on the road
Kera-Wacha A Creek Containing poison water
Kitoba A stone used to paint the face at Corroboreee
Hopa Calloe A stone fund on the Tawalla mountain which is supposed to kill the scrub itch
Burraboranjo A creek of which the bottom Cannot be seen
Churachalum A high Mountain which the rainbow stops
Pannie A hill in or Surrounded by Lagoons in and long grass
Bar-baudi A mill where sugar Cane is Crushed
Ekear Johnstone River, poison water is supposed to come down from the mountains into the river
Pinda An island where Crawfish is Caught near it
Black Snake
Wotan Black Snake or anything black
Condia Carpet Snake having varigated colors
Mundooba & Chopin-Chopin Two high hills near Each other, the higher hill represents a man & the lower a woman, or man as they Aboriginals Call it
Chowa Chowa A Butcher bird because the bird Sings Chowa Chowa. The Aboriginals in this District Calls all birds after the sound of the note they warble
Mapa Name given to a tree Kangaroo
Koopa Name given to a Wallaby
Yokas Name given to a number of trees
D Casey
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Geraldton
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