Box 5 Folder 1: Western Australian place names, 1899-1903

Mount Barker Police District The Anthropological Society of Australia PATRON: HIS EXCELLENCY EARL BEAUCHAMP, GOVERNOR GENERAL OF N.S. WALES [indecpiherable]

PRESIDENT:

THE HON. SIR FREDERICK DARLEY, K.C.M.G.

CHIEF JUSTICE AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

"Argreah", Ashfield. N.S.W. 

Sir, 

   This Society, which was formed amongst other things for collecting all that is obtainable concerning the Aborigines, solicits your assistance in making a collection of the Native Names of places with their meanings or the reasons why the blacks gave such names to the several localities (see example). * No doubt some of the old residents in your district will be able to assist you.

Yours faithfully,

W. WENTWORTH-BUCKNELL

Hon. General Secretary

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NAME OF PLACE MEANING OR REASON WHY IT WAS GIVEN NAME OF PLACE MEANING OR REASON WHY IT WAS GIVEN

*Mikelymulga Tres struck by lightning    Bibil White leaved box tree

(given name on account of being) a Rushy Swamp

Terreteartup Hill noted for the quantity of silver wattle

Gigeymedaberup (name given on account of being) a native speared there

Yongerquagerup (name given on account of being) a good place for kangaroos

Yallatup A great place for teatrees

Knamerilup named on account of it being a great place for ferns

Curtmerup named on account of it beeing a good place for bulbs called cuties

Knooterngerup named on account of having a fresh water soak

Noolicup Named on account of having a quantity of red gum trees which the gum runs out of on the ground making it look like blood

Keechipup named on account of it being a good Spearwood thicket - called woorie - (Mongron - the best sort of spearwood)

Quindelariup named on account of having several clear hills

Cockelup named on account of a native having got burnt there

Knulitup named on account of it being a very rocky place

Yelgicup named on account of it being a favourite place for boomer kangaroo to lay down

Coolibullup named on account of being infested with the kangaroo ticks

Carbinup a freshwater swamp named on account of having plenty of turtles in it

Paraaucup named on account of it being a good place to get Wilgey (wilgey war paint)

Pendicup named on account of it being a great place to get red flowers called bottle brushes

Goblebackinglup name given to a creek which runs at the foot of Mount Barker Hill (The belly of the Hill)

Backenearup named on account of being a good place for water

Booriboonup named on account of being a large hill

Yerreminup named on account of a large ironstone hill being there

Ongerup name given on account of running water

Cimejup the name given to a salk lake because it's covered with large rushes

Yeulup a place where kangaroo lay about in the dust

Boyup name given on account of having a smokey appearance

Camphallup name given to a big pool of water not running

Neibichup name given to a creek because it contained a quantity of fresh water fish called coblers

Legerup a name given to a place where kangaroos are supposed to have been dancing in the early days

Quanicup a salt lake with a clear patch of water in the centre surrounded with rushes was at one time a favourite place for swan.

Mulgarnup named on account of being a cold place

Ninacoogerup name given on account of it being a place where a number of creeks meet and run together.