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| Place | Native name | Meaning of native name |
| Portland |
Wombitchmunjeril Gnullum |
(a) Woombitchmunjerrl, named after old native Gnullum, reed used by natives for suck water out of the ground |
| Hamilton | Wunnuckin | Called after the head man of the District Tribe |
| Heywood | Be-athup | " " " " " |
| Condah | Nill-ung-geak-url | Disrict |
| Branseholme | Mullock | Stinging Nettle |
| Lake Condah | Carrup | District |
| Condah Swamp |
Top end Gell Gell-uh also We-re-will |
(Bottom end) (B) First two names, District names. Kannuck wurruth Stick Gumtree |
| Myamyu | Tharn-kurruck-kulh | Than, road, Karruck-kulh, name of plant used for food |
| Milltown | U-rah-thuck | Called after the Headman of District Tribes |
| Merino | Thorowool, Thing-gurrh-min |
Thorowool, name of District Thing-gurrh-min Headman f District Tribes
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| Digby | Poor-mung-burrh | called after head of tribe |
| Dartmoor | Koong-ing | " " " " " |
| Drumborg | Thahti-marlkupenk | An invisible spirit with sharp projecting elbows, held responsible for mad persons, was supposed to cause madness by sticking persons with elbow |
| Dunmore | Moonoock-kequrrl[?] | District |
| Bessibelle | Killemboolth[?] | named after head of Tribe |
| Tyrandalla | Gunart[?] | " " " " " |
| Narrawong | Meingip- (D) gunatyuhtiook[?] | Two springs flowing into the Surrey Ck[?]; supposed by the natives to be the final resort of departed spirits, and where an invisible being gave them their final exit from this world to another. |
Notes
Why some Districts have a double name is because the original was the name of some person since deceased, and is accounted for by them being disinclined to mention the name of any dead persons.
(A) Woombitchmunjerrl means rotten mutton fish, Wombithc; rotten, stinking; Munjerrl, mutton fish
(B) Kunnuck-Wurruth
Kunnuck - Yam sticks used by women for digging yams; also used in self defense, and fights.
Wurruth - Gum tree
(C) Tharu-Karruckulh.
Tharu, = road; Karrackulh, Plant ised for food found in streams
(D) Meingip guardyahkook
Meingip. To push down