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| Aboriginal Names | Meaning | |
| Ben Bullen | Lyre bird1 ; high quiet place2 | |
| Biraganbil | Place of Leeches3 4 5 | |
| Birriwa | Many box trees6 | |
| Borambil | Place near bora ground7 | |
| Budgee Budgee | A cloak8 | |
| Burrendong | Native bear9 | |
| Crudine | Iguana10 | |
| Cudgegong | Named after a bird called giddy giddy11 | |
| Cullen Bullen | Water running down face of rock wall12 | |
| Cullengoral | Meeting of waters (junction of rivers)13 | |
| Goree | Get along quickly14 | |
| Gulgong(Goolgong) | Crooked water15 . Deep waterhole16 17 ; deep hole, ditch or hole, gap in a mountain range18 | |
| Guntawang(Goondiwang) | Goondi means animal or human excrescence and wang a rock or stone (excresecence on a rock)19 ; camping ground20 | |
| Gunnagawah | A lot of little huts | |
| Merinda | Pretty woman21 | |
| Merriwa | Merri means red or blood; wa, grass (blood on grass)22 ; grass seed23 | |
| Merrygoen | A red stick used in time of war and carried by runners from one tribe to another and was the signal for the tribes to mobilise to fight the invader of their territories24 25 | |
| Mudgee(Moodgee) | Mate or comrade and refers to where the Cudgegong River and Lawson's Creek join26 , a nest; was a great place for birds' nests27 ; sit down28 29 30 ; eclipse of the sun31 ; contented32 | |
| Mullamuddy | Eagle hawk's nest33 | |
| Munna | Flat or wide34 | |
| Putta Bucca | Stinking fish35 | |
| Tabrabucca | Place where the "Boro" rites were performed36 | |
| Tallawang | Tal a log and wang a rock (log on a rock)37 ; place of the apple-gum38 | |
| Tambaroora | Ibis39 | |
| Toolamanang | A short spear40 | |
| Trianbil | Sinew41 | |
| Wallerawang | Walla rain, or water left after rain, and wang a rock (water on a rock)42 43 ; plenty of water44 45 | |
| Wargundy | Crow's nest, home of crows46 | |
| Wilbedree | Large Permanent waterhole47 | |
| Wollar | Flat, bordering a creek48 | |
| Yamble | Joking, playing, larking49 | |
| Yarrabin | Horses50 | |
References
1
Royal Australian Historical Society. (1918). Journal and proceedings Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-598291513
2
What They Mean (1938, December 8). The North-Western Watchman (Coonabarabran, NSW : 1936 - 1949), p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263488549
3
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. (1870, September 15). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107136166
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Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia. (1898). Science of man and journal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-522047309
5
What They Mean (1938, December 8). The North-Western Watchman (Coonabarabran, NSW : 1936 - 1949), p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263488549
6
What They Mean (1938, December 8). The North-Western Watchman (Coonabarabran, NSW : 1936 - 1949), p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263488549
7
What They Mean (1938, December 8). The North-Western Watchman (Coonabarabran, NSW : 1936 - 1949), p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263488549
8
Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia. (1898). Science of man and journal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-522047309
9
Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia. (1898). Science of man and journal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-522047309
10
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11
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12
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13
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What They Mean (1938, December 8). The North-Western Watchman (Coonabarabran, NSW : 1936 - 1949), p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263488549
18
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19
Aboriginal Place Names (1938, December 15). Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161946744
20
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23
What They Mean (1938, December 8). The North-Western Watchman (Coonabarabran, NSW : 1936 - 1949), p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263488549
24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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38
What They Mean (1938, December 8). The North-Western Watchman (Coonabarabran, NSW : 1936 - 1949), p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263488549
39
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41
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42
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43
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44
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45
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46
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49
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50
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