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Queensland place names and their meanings.

Two other place names which may be of interest.

[Caboolture]. Is derived from Kabooltya,meaning place of
carpet snakes,from kabool,carpet snake and tya, country or
place. According to a map published in 1847 this name
was first applied to the inner end of what is now [Deception
Bay]. Later on its seems to have been applied to the
river then known as [Cuthbertson's Creek] from which again the
township and railway station have taken it their names. The name
is of Yagarabul origin.

[Maleny]. A township and parish situated to the west of the [Blackall
Range]. This name is mentioned on account of the diversity
of opinion on the matter. The/name was derived from the
name of a member of the survey party under the District
surveyor. Adjoinging parishes are named from two other
members of the staff.

Some notes on spelling of aboriginal words etc.

(1) Letters P and B are used optionally.
(2) In the South of the Kabi territory L is sometimes
inserted before D.
(3) The letter K is sometimes elided when it occurs between
vowels.
(4) G and K (or Kg) are optional.
(5) T,D,Dh and sometimes Ch are used optionally.
(6) [Tom Petrie]'s "Reminiscenses of early Queensland".

Except where otherwise mentioned these names are of
Kabi origin.

[FJWatson]

P.S. (7) Native words commencing with vowels frequently are
Presceded with the almost silent sound of W.
[FJW].