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notches in them to serve as steps. These are represented by the two notched 

 sticks surmounting the Toa. 



36. BALPARAKURATERINANI (Diari Tribe). To where the Bal- 

 para birds lay. The Toa indicates a plain, the curved black bands creeks, 

 the white spots gum trees, and the vellow scrub. The two notches at the top 

 signify chalky hills which advance into the plain, the red ground showing the 

 colour of its soil. On this plain the female Muramura, Ngattanimarumaru, 

 once gathered seeds for herself and children and found Balpara Iiirds' eggs. 

 Therefore she thus named the ]ilace. 



2>7. MINTAPIRRAPIRANI (Wonkanguru Tribe). To the curved 

 and steep river bank. The Toa, bv its curvature, represents a part of Salt 

 Creek, which was examined bv the Muramura, Kuruljuruna. whd noticed its 

 bend and steep banks. The black bands denote swampy and impassable ])laces, 

 and the yellow bands shallows with hard bottoms. 



38. KURIPINTANI (Tiari Tribe). To the place where the mussel 

 shells spring open. So named l)ecause here the Muramura, Patjalina, once 

 found many gaping pairs of mussel shells. This is indicated by the cleft at 

 the top of the Toa. The black marks signify deep holes in Cooper's Creek, 

 and the white spots gum trees growing round them. 



39. MANAWILPARAMARANI (Wonkanguru Tribe). To the place 

 of the opened mouth (yawn). So called because here the two Muramuras, 

 Malkumalkuwulana, }-awned. 



40. KULATJERKINI (Ngamani Tribe). To the pointed, twin branches. 

 So named because the Muramura, Ngaltimpara, there noticed a tree from 

 which a forking pair of branches was broken off. The Toa represents this 

 tree. 



41. KANDRIWIRINANI (Diari Tribe). To the place where the 

 Kandri weapon entered. Here two attendants of the Muramura, Patjalina, 

 once fought with Kandris (curved missile weapons pointed at both ends), and 

 that of one pierced the body of the other so that he died. This happened 

 on a plain (the white head), and the curved red stripe represents Cooper's 

 Creek, the red lines meeting this at right angles being tributary watercourses. 

 The }-ellow dots indicate that the banks of the creek are here overgrown with 

 trees. 



42. TJILPIKURANANI .(Wonkanguru Tribe). To the place where 

 a deca^•ed, gnarled tree sprouted with young shoots. It is said that the Mura- 

 mura, Kuruljurana, arrived here on his wanderings, and noticing an old 

 gnarled tree s])routing from the trunk he gave this name to the place. The 



