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12/1047 Other Depts Misc.

22nd may 1912.

Sir,

Referring to your communication of the 17th instant asking to
be furnished with an aboriginal name suitable for a station on the
Blackall-Windorah extension. In further reference to this matter
I would call your attention to my latters of the first of January
and tenth of April of this year, and to earlier communications
in which several aboriginal names were submitted.

I am now giving you a few additional names one of which may
suit your purpose,

Aboriginal.	English
[tick] Biroo Biroo	open country
Gwinim	Boree country
Mendah	Nice place
Joo-Joo	small & good
Karoo	grows in Boree country
Yoomba	hard wood used to make spears etc.,
Wama	sugar bag
Pachee	wild flowers
Wam Wah	Magpie
Apana	Pigeon
[tick] Muntapa	Plain Turkey
Kuncool	Wallaby

Yours obediently,

Chief Protector of Aboriginals.

The Chief Engineer,
Railway Department,
B R I S B A N E.

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