Box 4 Folder 1: New South Wales place names, 1899-1903

                           Mt Victoria                                          16                                          Police Station                                               Mt Victoria                                                  September 15th 1899       List of Aboriginal names and their meanings    within the Mount Victoria Police Potsal District     as his Circular 15 .9. 99 Name of Place           Meaning or reason why given Kanimbla                      a Big Fight Kiangatha                     a Deep Hole Mulyan                          Resort for Eagles

Goolenbenbon                meaning not known Ganbenang                      do        do     do Wingebelaley                    do        do     do Burneloz                       do       do      do                                         John McLeod                                                   The Superintendent                1st C. Const.           of Police               Bathurst     

[Page 17]                                         Rockley                                      17                                                Police Station Rockley                                            September 4th 1899                                         The Circular of 26.8.99. No 627 Sergt Cromie reports that he (Cromie) has been unable to obtain any Information from any of the old residence of this district as to aboriginal names of places with their  meaning. The Sergt now returns the names of two places in this District with their meaning. as follows viz.

No Name Meaning of same

1 Caloola an old Battlefield

2 Mulgunnia residence of "T.A Smith PM." one Gunyah or one Hut

The  Superintendent} of Police          }                               Thomas C Cromie Bathurst           }                                             Sergt

(RH Corner) 18 The Anthropoligical Society of Australasia (underlined) Patron (underlined) His Excellency Earl Beauchamp Governor General of N.S.Wales (underlined)

President (underlined) The Right Hon Sir Frederick Darley}                                        Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governer }

Treasurer (underlined) J Russel French General Manager of the Bank of N S Wales. (underlined)

Argreah Ashfield N.S.Wales

Sir This Society which was formed among other things for collecting all that is obtainable concerning the Aborigines, solicits your assistance in making a collection of the names of places with their meanings, or the reason why the Blacks gave such names to the several localities (see example *) No doubt some of the old residents your district will be able to assist you. Yours faithfully W Wentworth Bucknell Hon General Secretary

Wallerawang             (different hand in pencil)

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Police Station Hill End 12th. September 1899                        Sergeant Ritchie no. 4709 forwards herewith a list of native names of places in the Hill End District, with their meaning or reason wwhy the  names were given, for the  Anthropological Society of Australasia. The Sergeant got an old aboriginal to interpret the meaning of the words and he has no doubt but that the information given is correct.

William Ritchie Sergt.

The Superintendent of Police Bathurst

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