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Protectors P.

[Supt?] [Palm Is.]

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CHIEF PROTECTOR OF ABORIGINALS
03450*18.JUN. 1924
QUEENSLAND.

ABORIGINAL SETTLEMENT.

[PALM ISLAND]
VIA [TOWNSVILLE]

June 6th 192...

The Chief Protector of Aboriginals,
South Brisbane.

I have to advise that after making inquiries from the
Inmates these are the only names- that i can get any meanings of.

District	Word	Meaning	Tribe
Charters Towers	...	...	...
...	Ukalundra.	name of country	Ilbah
...	Powlathanga	big lake	"
...	Thalanga	native home	"
...	Cargoon	do	"
...	Wambiana	Lagoon	"
Innisfail	...	...	...
...	Daradgee	Big Storm	Mamoo
...	Narada	Grass country	"
...	Mirriwini	Shrimp	...
...	Moolaba	Eel	...
...	Mundoo	Lawyer country	"
Ingham	...	...	...
...	Coolbie	Cattle Creek	Nooah
...	Bambaroo	name of creek	"
...	Wairuna	Water hole	"
...	Toobannam	means run ing creek	"
Mackay	...	...	...
...	Kungarra	big knife	Barradah
...	Tierawoomba	burning stump	"
...	Wandoo	means Blue Mountain	"
...	Boongana	creek on the plains	"
Hughenden	...	...	...
...	Wongalee	wild fruit	Erindally
Richmond	...	...	...
...	Woolgar	means River	"
...	Bunda Bunda	long creek	"
Boulia	...	...	...
...	Mackunda	fire	Yallengah
...	Coorabulka	small hill	"
...	Waraenda	gap between hill	"
Bowen	...	...	...
...	Birralee	big hill	Baree
...	Yaccamunda	allways plenty of water	"
...	Bobawaba	Water lily	"
Townsville	...	...	...
...	Oolban	Old Man	Nowoo
...	Barringha	large stone	"
...	Moongobulla	creek	"
...	Kurakun	hill like gun	"
Cairns	...	...	...
...	Yatee	...	...
...	Mopo -mirriwinni	scrub turkey	Eringee
...	Kambul	fire	"
Coen	...	...	...
...	Kulburra	plain country	OOranoo.

B/C Under Secretary.
Home Dept.
For your information
[M.D.Watkins?]
DEPUTY CHIEF PROTECTOR OF ABORIGINALS
3. 7. 24

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SUPT. ABOR. SETTLEMENT
[PALM ISLAND]