dharawal place names
Some place names around Sydney and their meaning
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Present Name
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Aboriginal Name
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Meaning
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Botany Bay
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Gamay/Kamay
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fresh water
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Bundeena
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noise like thunder
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Burraneer
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point of the bay
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Caringbah
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pademelon wallaby
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Cronulla
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Kuranulla
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place of pink shells
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Garie
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Guri
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sleepy
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Garrawarraah
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place of nesting eagles
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Gunnamatta
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Goonamurra
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place of beach and sandhills
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Gymea
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G/y/omea
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the giant (gymea) lily
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Illawong
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between two rivers/waters
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Jannali
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Yanad(a)i
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place of the moon
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Jibbon
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Djeeban
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sand bars at low tide
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Kareela
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place of trees and water
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Kirrawee
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Gi(a)rrawee(i)
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place of white cockatoos
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Kurnell
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Kundul
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Quibay Bay
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Daringyan/Bunna Bunna
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stingray
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Solander Point
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Gwea
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good hunting
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Wattamolla
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place near running water
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Woolooware
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muddy flat
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Woronora
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Wooloonora
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black rock
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Yarrawarrah
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place of tall trees
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Yowie
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Koo-ee
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a call that echoed
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