Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia records, 1885-1914, with additional material, 1921-1926, 1991, and papers of Alan Carroll, 1886-1892

[Page 8]                                                                                                                        8 Barraba

Name of Place Meaning or Reason Why it was Given

Miketymulga Trees struck by lightning

Bibil White leaved box tree

Currangandi Place of many spiders

Taengararah warrawarildi A yellow jacket tree

Borah Place of religious rites

Campo Santo Burial place

                               Mandurama Woodstock & Mt.McDonald    

Mandurama

Millamalong "Sick Blackfellow"Called by that name through a tribe of Blacks camped There contracting a sickness  which caused Them to vomit severely.

 Woodstock  Mulyan Wild Turkey [crossed out] The Eagle           

Mt McDonald

Wallingabba Big Mountain       Binda Deep Water

                        Cowra   Cargo   & Cudal   Cowra Cowra Rocks Murrumburrah two canoes Warrengong Name of a fruit (5 corners) Wallangobbo Rocks and water Jerula A Reed spear Mulyan Eagle hawk Cudgelo a hollow tree or log Broula Trickling water Morongla a crayfish Merriganowry After wild dogs Cargo There are no Native names of places in the Cargo District as far as Police Can ascertain. Cudal Boree Cabonne Big scrub     Nangar Red Rocks

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Uar Yellow box tree Bundaburrah Bundie Barreenong Wattle flower Guidgery Sand bed Wowingragong Woywee "Bunyup" Wongajong Piss-Ant "Bed" Warroo Red hornets Carrowobbity Durogong Bogabagal Bogie Yamma Currajong tree Burrawang Red Kangaroo Nullungaloo Lizard Daroobalgie Jumping into water Badjerribong Bulyar "berry" Uurong Wooley box tree Warangla Red leafed box tree Yarra Gum tree Bellar Forest oak tree Bellowrie Riveroak tree

                                                                                                              Thomas Muldoon                                                                                                                            Sergeant E. A. Webb Esq. Sub Inspector Police                      Forbes  

W Wentwoth Buckneel Muttama [Halwin?] Muttama near [Gundagoo?]

W Wentworth Buckneel [Hon. Gen Secretary?] The Anthropol[o]gical Society of [Australiasia OR Australia]

Your paper [indecipherable]ship information [indecipherable] is [indecipherable] only [indecipherable] same is [indecipherable] attention [indecipherable], some little time must elapse before return – I believe [Mr C Fostelow?] Architect for Dept. of [Pub Justice?] George [Si?] Bathurst has for some time been collecting similar information – His collection may perhaps be available

[indecipherable]

Noted W. [Gosteloo?] [Wentworth?] to W.W.B

[Page 122]                                                                                                                   117 (Centered) The Anthropological Society of Australasia (Centered) Patron: (Centered) His Excellency Earl Beauchamp, Governor General of N.S. Wales, &c. President: Treasurer: The Hon. Sir Frederick Darley, K.C.M.G. J. Russell French, General Manager, Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor Bank of N.S. Wales.  --------------------  Sir, "Argreah," Ashfield, N.S.W. This Society, which was formed amongst other things for collecting all that is obtainable concerning the Aboriginees, solicits your assistance in making a collection of the Native 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 in your district will be able to assist you. To: [indecipherable] 24-4-00 Yours faithfully, W. Wentworth-Bucknell Hon. General Secretary

Name of Place. Meaning or Reason why it was Given. Name of Place. Meaning or Reason Why it was Given. *Miketymulga... ... Trees struck by lightning ... ... Moura A Camp Bibil ... ... ... White leaved box tree... ... ... Waloo Bark of tree Gorung Where a River joins the sea Binna Fork of tree Wirangara Where two Rivers meet Goonambong Kippara or Bora Warawitcha Where the bend of a River nearly forms an Island Nowboondi A round hill Guyten A plain Koulabelamba Where the eagle drinks Yoongoobala A sugar-loaf mountain Boomboommericket A mountain near a River Kooparaback A salt-water creek Warilimericket A Cave under a mountain Gewong The moon  Doakin The sun Me-ee The stars Maloo Thunder Yeltin Lightning Youra Rain  Garripun Hail-stones Yekan Frost Baloo Water Woniber Boorang A burial-place Bimbil A grave

Gootoo Bad  Marook Good Dungang A River Yaman Branch of a River Cumboyne Broken topped mountain Mooparabang Cedar Tree Goolorbang Blackbutt t " Dickerabang [crossed out] Tallow-wood "Ironbark Tree  Woombeybang [crossed out] Blood-wood " Tallowwood"  Coorebang Blood-wood "  Bi Bi A Tomahawk  

   Page [1]                                                                       118                                                 POLICE DEPARTMENT                                                           DENILIQUIN,                                                              N.S.W.                                                         No 99 3552                                             SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE [?]   I beg to state that copies of Mr Bucknell' s letter were circulated to Police at all Stations in South Western District and Police were directed to obtain all available information -   I have received reports from Police throughout this District from which it appears that it is almost impossible to obtain reliable information -   I herewith forward fourteen lists containing the information Police were able to obtain -    The Chairman                                                       [?] [?] [?]         J. P. B[e?]ard                                               Supt  17 Oct '99 Sydney

[Page 10]                                                                                  127                                                                                         Police Station                                                                                             Mossgiel                                                                                       15th September 1899 Senr  Const Jones respectfully reports that Mr Cameron states he is unable of his own knowledge to give the meaning of the   Aborigines names of places. The Senr  Const saw several of the old aborigines and obtained   the meaning of thirty names from them. It is hard to obtain accurate meanings of the names from the aborigines in this District, as they are a mixed lot formerlly belonging to different Tribes, most of which the old black state " had different meanings for the names   of places. [Original text has been crossed out] Mr Sub Inspr. Johnston                                                    Hay                                                                                                    J.J.Jones Senr.Const.

[Page 50] 164                                                                    Home for  Aborigines                                                                                  Grafton                                                                                      6-10.99 Dear Sir I have already sent to Mr Parker a list of names of places in the vicinity, and am sending names of trees &c  to you I would like, by your favor, to suggest to the Anthropological Society, that if they wish for accurate information, that they might send their lists for each district, when collated, for correction, to a person in each district,[original text is deleted] who might be acquainted with the peculiarities of aborigines  language, and able to represent the sounds in our letters. Otherwise, by what I have seen, they are most likely to represent an entirely new set of words as the aboriginal language. The dialects differ very much. Here are words current in this district used by different tribes Water                                Nah-roo               Goon Fire                               Wah-gi             Why-bur-ra Opossum                  Coor-ah-gy           Quian Bear (Native)            Dun-gein-uh         Ombudgee                                                     one syllable Yes                                           Nyee                   Yowi No                             Bee-o-wee   Yocum Wat-chee. Baal Yours truly F.C. Currey  Manager The Police Magistrate  Grafton.