68 F. B. W. WOOLRYCH. — NATIVE NAMES OF 



Bim'bel — This is the name of a tree resembling the native apple 

 tree, it is distinguished by its shining leaf. It is found in 

 the country to the west of Bland Creek. There is a run 

 called Bimbelingel. 



Go'goburra — A bird known as the laughing jackass. Is the 

 name of the range of hills from the Mirrool Creek to the 

 Lachlan River. ' Go'goburra ' has been changed by the 

 whites to Cocoparra. 



Cabood-boolla— This was the original name of a high hill on 

 which two native apple trees grew — this was a sufficiently 

 remarkable circumstance to suggest a name, as apple trees 

 are not generally found on the tops of hills. ' Cabood ' is an 

 apple tree, and ' boolla ' two. The name was turned into 

 Coppabella and given to the station. 



Canna-mum-boolla — This is the large hill at Burro wa. It has 

 two tops and hence the name 'Can na ' a hill, and 'boolla' two. 



Mur rim boolla — According to the blacks about Bennelong the 

 name is derived from two remarkable canoe-shaped water 

 holes in the creek at this place. ' Mur'rim ' water, and 

 ' boolla ' two. The name was changed to Murrumburrah as 

 there was a place on the coast called Merimbula, to which 

 letters were often sent in mistake for Murrimboolla. 



Narrandera — A station. ' Nurrung ' is a Jew-lizard and the 

 whole name should be Nurrung-derry, means a place where 

 jew and other kinds of lizards abound. 



Bulgarn Goolarmie — -Is the proper name for Mr. White's 

 station on the Yuglo Creek. ' Goolarmie ' is another name 

 for ' Wummera ' or boomerang and bulgarn goolarmie (mis- 

 called by Messrs. White Bros., Boligamy gulman) signifies the 

 place where a blackfellow lost a boomerang. 



Bennelong — Township was named after a native chief belonging 

 to another part of the country, the native name for the prin- 

 cipal waterhole there was ' Bangalal.' Binalong was thought 

 more euphonious than Bennelong by the gentry of the district 

 who finally succeeded in converting the postal authorities to 

 their opinion, and the name was changed after an obstinate 

 resistance on the part of the Bennelongites. 



Waddy-man-dow — An out station on the south side of the 

 Lachlan River not far from Forbes, is also given by Mr. 

 Woolrych as an example of the way the blacks sometimes 

 introduced English into their compound words. The hut- 

 keeper in charge of the place had a wooden leg. Waddy 

 signifies a stick. ' Waddy-man or ruim-dow ' " man with a 

 wooden leg." 



[A small party of blacks were, many years ago, encamped in 

 one of the beautiful valleys of the upper M'Leay, the men were 



