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词条 List of Australian place names of Aboriginal origin
释义

  1. Towns and suburbs

  2. Regions and shires not named after town, river, etc.

  3. Natural features

      Beaches (not named after town or suburb)    Bays    Lakes    Rivers    Creeks   Islands  Mountains, ranges etc  Deserts  Caves 

  4. Dams

  5. Parks and forests

     National parks  Nature reserves  State forests  State Conservation Areas 

  6. Highways and main roads

  7. Non-Aboriginal place names that are assumed to be Aboriginal

  8. Place names over which uncertainty exists

  9. See also

  10. References

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Place names in Australia have names originating in the Australian Aboriginal languages for three main reasons:

  • Historically, white explorers and surveyors may have asked local Aboriginal people the name of a place, and named it accordingly. Where they did not ask, they may have heard the place was so-named. Due to language difficulties, the results were often misheard and misunderstood names, such as the name of the Yarra River. There are a suspicious number of place names which translate as pretty and resting place, which may imply European romanticism, and no doubt a good deal of mispronunciation and corruption in general.
  • Australian governments have officially named many places, particularly suburbs, after Aboriginal people or language groups, such as Aranda or Tullamarine.
  • The place name has always been called thus by Aboriginal people, and Aboriginal people still live in the area. This is particularly so for Aboriginal communities, such as Maningrida in the Northern Territory. This is more frequent where white settlement has been less dense, particularly in Central Australia and the Top End.

Watkin Tench, who arrived on the First Fleet, observed of the Aboriginal languages of present-day Sydney:

We were at first inclined to stigmatise this language as harsh and barbarous in its sounds. Their combinations of words in the manner they utter them, frequently convey such an effect. But if not only their proper names of men and places, but many of their phrases and a majority of their words, be simply and unconnectedly considered, they will be found to abound with vowels and to produce sounds sometimes mellifluous and sometimes sonorous. What ear can object to the names of Colbee (pronounced exactly as Colby is with us), Bereewan, Bondel, Imeerawanyee, Deedora, Wolarawaree, or Baneelon, among the men; or to Wereeweea, Gooreedeeana, Milba,[1] or Matilba, among the women? Parramatta, Gweea, Cameera, Cadi, and Memel, are names of places. The tribes derive their appellations from the places they inhabit. Thus Cemeeragal, means the men who reside in the bay of Cameera; Cadigal, those who reside in the bay of Cadi; and so of the others.[2]

Towns and suburbs

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→A←

  • Adaminaby
  • Adelong
  • Ajana[3]
  • Adelong
  • Akuna Bay
  • Aldinga
  • Allambie
  • Allambie Heights
  • Allanooka
  • Allawah
  • Allora
  • Amaroo
  • Amelup
  • Anembo
  • Angledool
  • Angourie
  • Angurugu
  • Anula
  • Arakoon
  • Araluen
  • Arana Hills
  • Aranda
  • Aratula
  • Ardmona
  • Areyonga
  • Argalong
  • Arrawarra
  • Arrino[3]
  • Attunga
  • Aurukun
  • Awaba

→B←

  • Baandee[3]
  • Babakin[3]
  • Badgebup[3]
  • Badgingarra[3]
  • Badjaling[3]
  • Bailup[4]
  • Baladjie[3]
  • Balagundi[3]
  • Balarang
  • Balbarrup[3]
  • Balcatta[4]
  • Balga[4]
  • Balgarri[3]
  • Balingup[3]
  • Ballarat
  • Balkuling[3]
  • Ballaballa[3]
  • Bamaga
  • Barangaroo
  • Bardoc[3]
  • Bargo
  • Barra Brui (East Gordon)
  • Barraba
  • Barragup[4]
  • Baryulgil
  • Beerburrum
  • Beechina[4]
  • Beeliar[4]
  • Beerwah
  • Bega
  • Bellambi
  • Bellara
  • Bellata
  • Bejoording[3]
  • Belka[3]
  • Belmunging[3]
  • Bemboka
  • Benalla
  • Bencubbin[3]
  • Bendering[3]
  • Benjaberring[3]
  • Berala
  • Berrara
  • Beria[3]
  • Bermagui
  • Berowra
  • Berri
  • Bewong Creek
  • Bilbarin[3]
  • Billimari
  • Biloela
  • Binalong
  • Bindi Bindi[3]
  • Bindoon[3]
  • Binnaway
  • Binningup[3]
  • Binnu[3]
  • Birralee
  • Birrong
  • Birtinya
  • Bli Bli
  • Bodalla
  • Bodallin[3]
  • Buddina
  • Bogan Gate
  • Boggabilla
  • Boggabri
  • Bolaro
  • Bolgart[3]
  • Bolong
  • Bomaderry
  • Bombala
  • Bombo
  • Bondi
  • Bong Bong
  • Bongaree
  • Boodarockin[3]
  • Boogardie[3]
  • Boolading[3]
  • Boolaroo
  • Booligal
  • Boonoo Boonoo
  • Boorabbin[3]
  • Booragoon[4]
  • Boorara[3]
  • Boorowa
  • Boreen Point
  • Bowelling[3]
  • Bowgada[3]
  • Bowral
  • Boya[4]
  • Boyanup[3]
  • Boyup Brook[3]
  • Bredbo
  • Brewarrina
  • Broulee
  • Brundee
  • Buderim
  • Budgewoi
  • Bulimba
  • Bullaring[3]
  • Bulli
  • Buln Buln
  • Bullaburra
  • Bulong[3]
  • Bundamba
  • Bundanoon
  • Bundeena
  • Bungulla[3]
  • Bunjil[3]
  • Bunyip
  • Burakin[3]
  • Burekup[3]
  • Burpengary
  • Buronga
  • Burracoppin[3]
  • Burran Rock[3]
  • Burraneer
  • Buttaba

→C←

  • Caboolture
  • Cabramatta
  • Cabramurra
  • Calga
  • Calingiri[3]
  • Caiguna
  • Callala
  • Caloundra
  • Cammeray
  • Canbelego
  • Candelo
  • Canna[3]
  • Carbunup River[3]
  • Cardup[4]
  • Caringbah
  • Carnamah[3]
  • Caron[3]
  • Carrabin[3]
  • Carramar[4]
  • Chinocup[3]
  • Chittering[3]
  • Clackline[3]
  • Clybucca
  • Cobargo
  • Cocklebiddy
  • Collarenebri
  • Collaroy
  • Conargo
  • Condingup[3]
  • Congelin[3]
  • Coodanup[4]
  • Coogee
  • Coogee[4]
  • Cookernup[3]
  • Coolac
  • Coolah
  • Coolamon
  • Coolangatta
  • Coolbellup[4]
  • Coolbinia[4]
  • Coolgardie[3]
  • Coolimba[3]
  • Cooloongup[4]
  • Coolup[3]
  • Cooma
  • Coomalbidgup[3]
  • Coonabarabran
  • Coonamble
  • Coonawarra
  • Cooran
  • Coorow[3]
  • Cooroy
  • Cootamundra
  • Coraki
  • Coramba
  • Cordering[3]
  • Corowa
  • Corrigin[3]
  • Corrimal
  • Corryong
  • Couridjah
  • Corindi
  • Cowaramup[3]
  • Cowcowing[3]
  • Cowra
  • Cringila
  • Cronulla
  • Cuballing[3]
  • Cuddingwarra[3]
  • Cudgewa
  • Cudmirrah
  • Culburra
  • Cullacabardee[4]
  • Cunderdin[3]
  • Cunjerong Point
  • Curl Curl
  • Currambine[4]
  • Currarong
  • Currumbin
  • Currumundi

→D←

  • Dalaroo[3]
  • Dalwallinu[3]
  • Dalyup[3]
  • Dandaragan[3]
  • Dandenong
  • Dangin[3]
  • Dardanup[3]
  • Darkan[3]
  • Dapto
  • Dattening[3]
  • Deniliquin
  • Derrimut
  • Dharruk
  • Diddillibah
  • Dinninup[3]
  • Dimbulah
  • Dirranbandi
  • Doonan
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  • Drik Drik
  • Drouin
  • Dongara[3]
  • Doodlakine[3]
  • Dooralong
  • Dowerin[3]
  • Dubbo
  • Dudinin[3]
  • Dukin[3]
  • Dumbleyung[3]
  • Dungog
  • Duranillin[3]
  • Duri
  • Dwarda[3]
  • Dwellingup[3]

→E←

  • Echuca
  • Echunga
  • Ejanding[3]
  • Elanora
  • Eleebana
  • Eneabba[3]
  • Eradu[3]
  • Erina
  • Ettalong
  • Ettamogah
  • Eucla[3]
  • Eugowra
  • Eujinyn[3]
  • Eulaminna[3]
  • Eumundi
  • Eungai
  • Euroa
  • Eurobodalla
  • Eurunderee

→G←

  • Gabanintha[3]
  • Gabbin[3]
  • Galong
  • Ganmain
  • Garah
  • Geelong
  • Gerogery
  • Gerringong
  • Gidgegannup[4]
  • Gilgandra
  • Gindalbie[3]
  • Gingin[3]
  • Ginninderra
  • Giralang
  • Girrawheen[4]
  • Gnangara[4]
  • Gnowangerup[3]
  • Goodna
  • Goodooga
  • Gooloogong
  • Goomalling[3]
  • Goondi
  • Goondiwindi
  • Goonellabah
  • Goonengerry
  • Goongarrie[3]
  • Goonoo Goonoo
  • Girraween
  • Grong Grong
  • Gunbalunya
  • Gudarra[3]
  • Gulgong
  • Gullewa[3]
  • Gundagai
  • Gundamaian
  • Gundaroo
  • Gungahlin
  • Gunnedah
  • Gunyidi[3]
  • Guyra
  • Gwambygine[3]
  • Gwelup[4]
  • Gymea

→H←

  • Howatharra[3]
  • Howlong

→I←

  • Illaroo
  • Illawong
  • Iluka[4]
  • Inala
  • Indooroopilly
  • Ingebyra
  • Innaloo[4]
  • Imbil

→J←

  • Jamberoo
  • Jandabup[4]
  • Jannali
  • Jardee[3]
  • Jeebropilly
  • Jennacubbine[3]
  • Jeparit
  • Jerangle
  • Jerdacuttup[3]
  • Jerrabomberra
  • Jerramungup[3]
  • Jimboomba
  • Jincumbilly
  • Jindabyne
  • Jindalee, Queensland
  • Jindalee[4]
  • Jingalup[3]
  • Jindabyne
  • Jindera
  • Jingellic
  • Jitarning[3]
  • Joondalup[4]
  • Jugiong

→K←

  • Kalamunda[4]
  • Kalannie[3]
  • Kalbarri[3]
  • Kaleen
  • Kalgan[3]
  • Kalgoorlie[3]
  • Kallangur
  • Kallaroo[4]
  • Kalli
  • Kambah
  • Kambalda[3]
  • Kameruka
  • Kanahooka
  • Kangy Angy
  • Kanowna[3]
  • Kanwal
  • Karawara[4]
  • Karrabin
  • Karingal
  • Karangi
  • Kardinya[4]
  • Kareela
  • Kariong
  • Karlgarin[3]
  • Karnup[4]
  • Karragullen[4]
  • Karrakatta[4]
  • Karrakup[4]
  • Karratha[3]
  • Karridale[3]
  • Karrinyup
  • Karuah
  • Karumba
  • Katanning[3]
  • Katoomba
  • Kauring[3]
  • Kebaringup[3]
  • Kellerberrin[3]
  • Kemblawarra
  • Kendenup[3]
  • Keperra
  • Kerang
  • Khancoban
  • Kiah
  • Kiama
  • Kiara[4]
  • Kiewa
  • Kiley
  • Killara
  • Kirrawee
  • Kirribilli
  • Kirup[3]
  • Kogarah
  • Kojonup[3]
  • Kokardine[3]
  • Konnongorring[3]
  • Koo Wee Rup
  • Koojan[3]
  • Koolan[3]
  • Koolanooka[3]
  • Koolewong
  • Koolyanobbing[3]
  • Koonawarra
  • Koondoola[4]
  • Koongamia[4]
  • Koorda[3]
  • Koreelah
  • Korrelocking[3]
  • Kooringal
  • Korumburra
  • Kotara
  • Kowanyama
  • Krambach
  • Kudardup[3]
  • Kukerin[3]
  • Kulikup[3]
  • Kulin[3]
  • Kulja[3]
  • Kulyalling[3]
  • Kumari
  • Kundana[3]
  • Kunjin[3]
  • Kununoppin[3]
  • Kununurra[3]
  • Kuranda
  • Kurnalpi[3]
  • Kurnell
  • Kurrawang[3]
  • Kweda[3]
  • Kwelkan[3]
  • Kwinana[4]
  • Kwolyin[3]
  • Kyancutta
  • Kyogle
  • Kurri Kurri
  • Kyabram
  • Kyeemagh
  • Kywong

→L←

  • Lake Cooroibah
  • Lameroo
  • Lang Lang
  • Larrakeyah
  • Legana
  • Leongatha
  • Leumeah
  • Leura
  • Lilli Pilli
  • Loorana
  • Lurnea

→M←

  • Malanda
  • Maleny
  • Mallina[3]
  • Malua Bay
  • Manangatang
  • Mandiga[3]
  • Mandogalup[4]
  • Manera Heights
  • Mandurah[4]
  • Mandurama
  • Maningrida
  • Manildra
  • Manilla
  • Manjimup[3]
  • Manmanning[3]
  • Maralinga
  • Marangaroo[4]
  • Marayong
  • Marbelup[3]
  • Marchagee[3]
  • Mardella[4]
  • Mareeba
  • Marmong Point
  • Maroochydore
  • Maroubra
  • Mareeba
  • Marree
  • Maribyrnong
  • Mariginiup[4]
  • Mathoura
  • Matong
  • Maya[3]
  • Mayanup[3]
  • Maydena
  • Meckering[3]
  • Meekatharra[3]
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  • Meenaar[3]
  • Mendooran
  • Menindee
  • Merimbula
  • Merredin[3]
  • Merriwa[4]
  • Merrygoen
  • Mia Mia
  • Michelago
  • Miling[3]
  • Millaa Millaa
  • Millmerran
  • Milparinka
  • Milperra
  • Mindarie[4]
  • Minnamurra
  • Mingenew[3]
  • Mirrabooka[4]
  • Mittagong
  • Moama
  • Moe
  • Mogo
  • Monbulk
  • Mollymook
  • Moodiarrup[3]
  • Moojebing[3]
  • Mooloolaba
  • Moonah
  • Moonbi
  • Mooloolaba
  • Mooney Mooney
  • Moonijin[3]
  • Moora[3]
  • Moorabbin
  • Moorine Rock[3]
  • Moornaming[3]
  • Moorooka
  • Mooroolbark
  • Mooroopna
  • Moorumbine[3]
  • Morawa[3]
  • Mordialloc
  • Moree
  • Moruya
  • Moulyining[3]
  • Mount Colah
  • Mount Ku-ring-gai
  • Mount Warrigal
  • Muchea[3]
  • Mudgee
  • Mudjimba
  • Muja[3]
  • Mukinbudin[3]
  • Mulgarrie[3]
  • Mulgoa
  • Mullaloo[4]
  • Mullalyup[3]
  • Mullengandra (formerly Mullanjandra)
  • Mullewa[3]
  • Mulline[3]
  • Mullumbimby
  • Mulwarrie[3]
  • Mundaring[4]
  • Mundijong[4]
  • Mundubbera
  • Mungindi
  • Mungalup[3]
  • Munglinup[3]
  • Muntadgin[3]
  • Murarrie
  • Muradup[3]
  • Murdunna
  • Murrin Murrin[3]
  • Murrumba Downs
  • Murrumbeena
  • Murrumburrah
  • Murrurundi
  • Murwillumbah
  • Myalup[3]
  • Myaree[4]

→N←

  • Nabawa[3]
  • Nabiac
  • Nalkain[3]
  • Nalya[3]
  • Nambrok
  • Nambucca
  • Nana Glen
  • Nangeenan[3]
  • Nannine[3]
  • Nannup[3]
  • Naracoopa
  • Naraling[3]
  • Narara
  • Nareena Hills
  • Narembeen[3]
  • Naremburn
  • Narkal[3]
  • Narooma
  • Narwee
  • Narrabeen
  • Narrabri
  • Narrabundah
  • Narrandera
  • Nar Nar Goon
  • Narngulu[3]
  • Narrabundah
  • Narrandera
  • Narrawallee
  • Narre Warren
  • Narrikup[3]
  • Narrogin[3]
  • Narromine
  • Needilup[3]
  • Neendaling[3]
  • Neerabup[4]
  • Nelligen
  • Nemingha
  • Nerriga
  • Nerrigundah
  • Ngunnawal
  • Nhulunbuy
  • Ningi
  • Nippering[3]
  • Noarlunga
  • Noggerup[3]
  • Nollamara[4]
  • Noongal[3]
  • Noongar[3]
  • Noosa
  • North Dandalup[3]
  • North Yunderup[4]
  • Nowergup[4]
  • Nowra
  • Nugadong[3]
  • Nullagine[3]
  • Numbah
  • Nungarin[3]
  • Nungatta
  • Nunngarra[3]
  • Nuriootpa
  • Nyabing[3]
  • Nyngan

→O←

  • Omeo
  • Ongerup[3]
  • Ourimbah
  • Ouyen

→P←

  • Pambula
  • Papunya
  • Panania
  • Pannawonica[3]
  • Parraburdoo[3]
  • Paringa
  • Parramatta
  • Patchewollock
  • Patonga
  • Pawleena
  • Pegarah
  • Pemulwuy
  • Penna
  • Perenjori[3]
  • Peringillup[3]
  • Pialligo
  • Piawaning[3]
  • Pindar[3]
  • Pingaring[3]
  • Pingelly[3]
  • Pingrup[3]
  • Pinjar[4]
  • Pinjarra[3]
  • Pintharuka[3]
  • Pinwernying[3]
  • Pithara[3]
  • Poatina
  • Pooncarrie
  • Pootenup[3]
  • Popanyinning[3]
  • Pormpuraaw
  • Porongurup
  • Primbee
  • Pyree

→Q←

  • Quaama
  • Quairading[3]
  • Qualeup[3]
  • Quambone
  • Queanbeyan
  • Quandialla
  • Quigup[3]
  • Quindalup[3]
  • Quindanning[3]
  • Quirindi

→R←

  • Ramingining
  • Reekara

→S←

  • South Kumminin[3]
  • South Yunderup[4]

→T←

  • Tahmoor
  • Talbingo
  • Tallangatta
  • Tallawarra
  • Tambellup[3]
  • Tammin[3]
  • Tangambalanga
  • Tanilba Bay
  • Tanunda
  • Tarago
  • Taralga
  • Taranna
  • Tarcutta
  • Taree
  • Taringa
  • Taroona
  • Tarragindi
  • Tarraleah
  • Tarrawanna
  • Tarzali
  • Tathra
  • Telarah
  • Tenindewa[3]
  • Teralba
  • Terara
  • Terrigal
  • Tewantin
  • Tharwa
  • Thirroul
  • Thredbo
  • Thurgoona
  • Tibooburra
  • Tilpa
  • Timbillica
  • Tincurrin[3]
  • Tingalpa
  • Tingha
  • Tintaldra
  • Tolga
  • Tomerong
  • Tongarra
  • Toodyay[3]
  • Toogoolawah
  • Toukley
  • Toolibin[3]
  • Tooloom
  • Toombul
  • Toongabbie
  • Toowong
  • Toowoomba
  • Toolijooa
  • Toowong
  • Toukley
  • Towradgi
  • Towrang
  • Trangie
  • Trayning[3]
  • Tuckanarra[3]
  • Tuggerah
  • Tuggeranong
  • Tuggerawong
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  • Tullimbar
  • Tumbarumba
  • Tumbi Umbi
  • Tumblong
  • Tumut
  • Tuncurry
  • Tura Beach
  • Turlinjah
  • Turramurra

→U←

  • Uki
  • Umina
  • Unanderra
  • Uraidla
  • Uriarra
  • Uralla
  • Urana
  • Urunga

→W←

  • Wadalba
  • Waddamanna
  • Wadderin[3]
  • Wagaman
  • Wagerup[3]
  • Wagga Wagga
  • Wagin[3]
  • Wahroonga
  • Walbundrie
  • Walcha
  • Walgoolan[3]
  • Walla Walla
  • Wallabadah
  • Wallangarra
  • Wallerawang
  • Walwa
  • Wamberal
  • Wanaaring
  • Wandandian
  • Wandering[3]
  • Wandi[4]
  • Wandoan
  • Wangaratta
  • Wangi Wangi
  • Wannamal[3]
  • Wannanup[4]
  • Wanneroo[4]
  • Wanniassa
  • Wantirna
  • Waramanga
  • Warana
  • Warimoo
  • Waroona
  • Warrachuppin[3]
  • Warragul
  • Warralakin[3]
  • Warrandyte
  • Warrawong
  • Warrnambool
  • Warumbul
  • Watheroo[3]
  • Wee Waa
  • Welbungin[3]
  • Werombi
  • Weetangera
  • Werribee
  • West Toodyay[3]
  • Wialki[3]
  • Wickepin[3]
  • Widgiemooltha[3]
  • Wilcannia
  • Wilga[3]
  • Wilkawatt
  • Willagee[4]
  • Willunga
  • Wiluna[3]
  • Windang
  • Windellama
  • Wingala
  • Wingello
  • Wodalba
  • Wodonga
  • Wogarl[3]
  • Wokalup[5]
  • Wollombi
  • Wollomombi
  • Wollongong
  • Wonboyn
  • Wongai
  • Wongan Hills[3]
  • Wonnerup[3]
  • Woodanilling[3]
  • Woodarra[3]
  • Woolgoolga
  • Wooli
  • Woollahra
  • Woolloomooloo
  • Woolloongabba
  • Woongarra
  • Woori Yallock
  • Woorim
  • Wombarra
  • Wongawilli
  • Woodenbong
  • Woolgoolga
  • Woollamia
  • Woomargamah
  • Woomera
  • Woonona
  • Wooroloo[4]
  • Wonthaggi
  • Worrigee
  • Woy Woy
  • Wubin[3]
  • Wujal Wujal
  • Wulkuraka
  • Wundowie[3]
  • Wurtulla
  • Wyalkatchem[3]
  • Wyee
  • Wyening[3]
  • Wymah
  • Wyong
  • Wyongah

→Y←

  • Yackandandah
  • Yagoona
  • Yalgoo[3]
  • Yallah
  • Yallakool
  • Yallambie
  • Yalup Brook[3]
  • Yalwal
  • Yamba
  • Yambacoona
  • Yanchep[4]
  • Yanco
  • Yandanooka[3]
  • Yanderra
  • Yandina
  • Yarrahapinni
  • Yerrinbool
  • Yangebup[4]
  • Yanmah[3]
  • Yannawah
  • Yannergee
  • Yantabulla
  • Yarding[3]
  • Yarloop[3]
  • Yaroomba
  • Yarrabah
  • Yarrabandai
  • Yarralumla
  • Yarram
  • Yarramalong
  • Yarraman
  • Yarrawarrah
  • Yarrawonga
  • Yarra Bay
  • Yarri[3]
  • Yatala
  • Yattalonga
  • Yatte Yattah
  • Yealering[3]
  • Yeerongpilly
  • Yelbeni[3]
  • Yellowdine[3]
  • Yerecoin[3]
  • Yeronga
  • Yerrinbool
  • Yilliminning[3]
  • Yirrkala
  • Yokine
  • Yolla
  • Yoogali
  • Yornaning[3]
  • Yoting[3]
  • Youanmi[3]
  • Youndegin[3]
  • Yoweragabbie[3]
  • Yowie Bay
  • Yowrie
  • Yuendumu
  • Yulara
  • Yullundry
  • Yuluma
  • Yuna[3]
  • Yundamindera[3]
  • Yunndaga[3]
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Regions and shires not named after town, river, etc.

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  • Banyule City Council
  • Baryulgil
  • Barrenjoey
  • Boroondara City Council
  • Buloke Shire
  • Corangamite Shire
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  • Demondrille Shire (abolished)
  • Eurobodalla Shire
  • Gannawarra Shire
  • Illawarra
  • Ku-ring-gai Municipality
  • Moorabool Shire
  • Mulwaree Shire (abolished)
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  • Murrumbidgee
  • Murrundindi Shire
  • Ngaanyatjarraku
  • Nillumbik Shire
  • Orana Region
  • Pilbara
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  • Warringah Shire
  • Yarriambiack Shire
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Natural features

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Beaches (not named after town or suburb)

  • Belongil
  • Bouddi
  • Bulgo Beach
  • Bungan
  • Elouera
  • Era Beach (North and South)
  • Garie Beach
  • Maroubra
  • Tamarama Beach
  • Wanda
  • Wattamolla
  • Werri Beach
  • Werrong Beach

Bays

  • Akuna
  • Careel
  • Curracurrang Cove
  • Curracurrong Cove
  • Erowal Bay
  • Gunamatta
  • Malua
  • Myuna Bay
  • Tanilba Bay
  • Toowoon
  • Waratah
  • Yowie
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Lakes

  • Budgewoi
  • Bungunnia
  • Burrendong
  • Burrill Lake
  • Cargelligo
  • Lake Canobolas
  • Catagunyah
  • Lake Conjola
  • Coomaditchy Lagoon
  • Coongie
  • Etamunbanie
  • Minigwal
  • Lake Mokoan (now demolished)
  • Moondah
  • Lake Mulwala
  • Lake Munmorah
  • Noondie
  • Parangana
  • Lake Tabourie
  • Tuggerah
  • Uloowaranie
  • Yamma Yamma
  • Yantabangee
  • Yarra Yarra
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Rivers

  • Barcoo
  • Barwon
  • Bega
  • Belubula River
  • Belyando
  • Bemboka River
  • Bogan
  • Bokhara River
  • Bombala
  • Boorowa River
  • Brogo River
  • Bulloo
  • Bungala
  • Capertee River
  • Colo
  • Coolaburragundy
  • Crackenback River
  • Cudgegong
  • Culgoa
  • Eucumbene River
  • Goobarragandra River
  • Goolwa
  • Gudgenby River
  • Kalang River
  • Kalgan
  • Kedumba River
  • Kolan
  • Kowmung River
  • Maranoa River
  • Maribyrnong
  • Maroochy
  • Mehi
  • Minnamurra
  • Mitta Mitta
  • Molonglo
  • Mooki
  • Moonie
  • Muleurundi (supplanted by use of name MacDonald River, Bendemeer)
  • Munyang River
  • Murrumbidgee
  • Myponga
  • Nambucca
  • Namoi
  • Narram
  • Nattai River
  • Nerang River
  • Nogoa
  • Noosa River
  • Nowendoc River
  • Nymboida
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  • Onkaparinga
  • Orara
  • Pallinup
  • Paroo
  • Parramatta
  • Queanbeyan
  • Ringarooma
  • Talbragar
  • Tamar
  • Tambo
  • Tooma River
  • Tumut River
  • Wallagaraugh River
  • Warragamba River
  • Warrego
  • Willochra
  • Wingecarribee River
  • Wolgan River
  • Wollondilly River
  • Woronora
  • Yankalilla
  • Yappar
  • Yarra
  • Yass (corruption of Ngunnawal word Yarh)

Creeks

  • Cabramatta
  • Cockabutta
  • Currumbene Creek
  • Eungai
  • Kinchela Creek
  • Mingera
  • Mullum Mullum
  • Tantawangalo Creek
  • Wallarah Creek
  • Wollemi
  • Wongo
  • Djerriwarrh
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Islands

  • Kooragang Island

Mountains, ranges etc

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  • Mount Baranduda
  • Mount Baw Baw
  • Beerwah
  • Mount Bimberi
  • Bindook Tableland
  • Mount Bingar
  • Bogong High Plains
  • Boorowa River (formerly Burrowa)
  • Brindabella Range
  • Budawang Range
  • Mount Buller
  • Bungle Bungle Range
  • Bunya Mountains
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  • Burrup Peninsula
  • Bywong Hills
  • Caloola Pass
  • Mount Canobolas
  • Chincogan
  • Conimbla Range
  • Coonoowrin
  • Mount Dandenong
  • Dandenong Ranges
  • Dargo High Plains
  • Dederang Gap
  • Mount Goonaneman
  • Kanangra Walls
  • Mount Kaputar
  • Kata Tjuta
  • Keajura Gap
  • Mount Keira
  • Mount Kembla
  • Kyeamba Gap
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  • Moonbi Range
  • Mount Moonbil
  • Mumbulla Mountain
  • Munghorn Gap
  • Nandewar Range
  • Mount Nardi
  • Tibrogargan
  • Mount Tilga
  • Tinderry Range
  • Mount Ulandra
  • Uluru
  • Mount Wandera
  • Watagan Mountains
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  • Warrumbungle Range
  • Wilpena Pound
  • Wollumbin (Mount Warning)
  • Wundu (Thornton's Peak)
  • Mount Yarrahapinni
  • You Yangs
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Deserts

  • Tanami Desert
  • Tirari Desert

Caves

  • Bendethera
  • Bungonia
  • Colong
  • Coolamon
  • Jenolan
  • Tuglow
  • Yarrongobilly

Dams

  • Bendora
  • Blowering
  • Burrendong
  • Burrinjuck
  • Corin
  • Eucumbene
  • Googong
  • Jounama Pondage
  • Pindari
  • Tantangara
  • Wyangala

Parks and forests

National parks

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  • Arakwal
  • Barool
  • Baw Baw
  • Bendidee
  • Binna Burra
  • Boonoo Boonoo
  • Bouddi
  • Budawang
  • Burrowa
  • Canunda
  • Coopracambra
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  • Coorong
  • Croajingolong
  • Currawinya
  • Dharug National Park
  • Dipperu
  • Dunggir
  • Eurobodalla
  • Garigal
  • Japoon
  • Kakadu
  • Karijini
  • Kuringgai
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  • Marramarra
  • Muogamarra Nature Reserve
  • Nangar
  • Nattai
  • Nymboida
  • Onkaparinga River
  • Porongurup
  • Purnululu
  • Tamborine
  • Tarra-Bulga
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  • Terrick Terrick
  • Uluru-Kata Tjuta
  • Witjira
  • Wollemi
  • Wyrrabalong
  • Yarra Ranges
  • Yengo National Park
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Nature reserves

  • Muogamarra

State forests

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  • Bago
  • Barmah
  • Belanglo
  • Bodalla
  • Bondo
  • Buckenbowra
  • Buckingbong
  • Bulga
  • Bullala
  • Bungongo
  • Burrawan
  • Chaelundi
  • Cobaw
  • Cobboboonee
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  • Colymea
  • Conjola
  • Corrabare
  • Croobyar
  • Currambine
  • Currowan
  • Dingo
  • Drajurk
  • Etoo
  • Ewingar
  • Gibberagee
  • Gilwarny
  • Goonoo
  • Grahway
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  • Ingalba
  • Jenolan
  • Kioloa
  • Malara
  • Maragle
  • Moruya
  • Murrah
  • Nerong
  • Ourimbah
  • Pilliga
  • Pokolbin
  • Riamukka
  • Tallaganda
  • Tamban
  • Tillarook
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  • Toolangi
  • Tuggolo
  • Wang Wauk
  • Weecurra
  • Wingello
  • Wombat
  • Woomargama
  • Wyong
  • Yadboro
  • Yalwal
  • Yarratt
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State Conservation Areas

  • Whian Whian

Highways and main roads

  • Ballambur Street
  • Ballandella Road
  • Barrenjoey Road
  • Belconnen Way
  • Bindubi Street
  • Bunnerong Road
  • Canberra Avenue
  • Coranderrk Street
  • Ginninderra Drive
  • Gundaroo Drive
  • Gungahlin Drive
  • Jerrabomberra Avenue
  • Kamilaroi Highway
  • Majura Parkway
  • Maroondah Highway
  • Milperra Road
  • Mirrabei Drive
  • Monaro Highway
  • Namitjira Drive
  • Oodnadatta Track
  • Tharwa Drive
  • Tuggeranong Parkway
  • Warrego Highway
  • Warrigal Road
  • Warringah Road
  • Woniora Road
  • Yamba Drive

Non-Aboriginal place names that are assumed to be Aboriginal

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  • Aramac (a corruption of the name Robert Ramsey Mackenzie, Premier of Queensland)
  • Ballina, New South Wales (from Irish place name "Béal an Átha" meaning "mouth of the ford", falsely claimed to be an Aboriginal name 'bullinah')
  • Bellingen (three towns in Germany carry this name)
  • Bendigo (ultimately from the boxer "Bendigo" Thompson)
  • Beulah (Biblical Hebrew, from Book of Isaiah)
  • Cloncurry (from Lady Elizabeth Cloncurry)
  • Como (Italian)
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  • Connemara (Gaelic)
  • Dimboola (Sinhalese)
  • Engadine (German - Engadine Valley, Switzerland)
  • Glenorie (Gaelic)
  • Gwydir River (Welsh and named by explorer Allan Cunningham after his patron, Peter Burrell, Baron Gwydyr)
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  • Madura (Sanskrit?)
  • Malabar (Malayalam)
  • Menai (Welsh and named after the Straits of Menai)
  • Minto (ultimately a Scottish placename)
  • Miranda (Spanish, after a character in The Tempest)
  • Nangiloc (reverse spelling of Colignan)
  • Nullarbor ("no trees" in Latin)
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  • Pymble (after Robert Pymble)
  • Telopea (Greek, the waratah)
  • Temora (a poem by Ossian)
  • Tempe, named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece
  • Waitara (Maori)
  • Wallacia (after Robert Wallace)
  • Wangara ((Wan(neroo)) + (Gnan)gara)
  • Wittenoom (after Frank Wittenoom)
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Place names over which uncertainty exists

  • Bruthen – a Celtic place name used in Britain (now named Breidden), between Shropshire, England and Powys, Wales; also a Scott's Gaelic word meaning striped or checked; and in Cornish the word means freckled or speckled.
  • Bodalla – a corruption of "boat alley".
  • Narrabeen – a corruption of "narrow bean".
  • Traralgon
  • Ulladulla – a corruption of "holey dollar".
  • Warracknabeal
  • Watanobbi – could be from Watanabe, Japanese surname, or a description of the hill to which the word refers.

See also

  • List of reduplicated Australian place names

References

1. ^Tench reports that: Mrs. Johnson, wife of the chaplain of the settlement, was so pleased with this name that she christened her little girl, born in Port Jackson, Milba Maria Johnson
2. ^Watkin Tench, The Settlement of Port Jackson, Chapter 17. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626042102/http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/tench/watkin/settlement/chapter17.html |date=26 June 2007 }}
3. ^10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 {{cite web | title = History of country town names | publisher = Landgate | date = n.d. | url = http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+Country+Town+Names | accessdate = 31 December 2014}}
4. ^10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 {{cite web|title=History of metropolitan suburb names |publisher=Landgate |date=n.d. |url=http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names |accessdate=31 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519045110/http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History%2Bof%2Bmetropolitan%2Bsuburb%2Bnames |archivedate=19 May 2009 |df=dmy }}
5. ^{{cite web | title = Wokalup | publisher = Shire of Harvey | date = n.d. | url = http://www.harvey.wa.gov.au/council/history-and-statistics/wokalup | accessdate = 31 December 2014 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141206115721/http://www.harvey.wa.gov.au/council/history-and-statistics/wokalup | archivedate = 6 December 2014 | df = dmy-all }}
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