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Correspondence Between Sydney May And F.J Watson Concerning Aboriginal Place Names (ITM489477)
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Dear Mr, May,
While having little doubt that the name Tin Can was derived from tintchin, I have always had some doubt as to whether it was a word of the local abo. language , for,according to some reliable authorities it was a Brisbane aboriginal's word. One of the mangroves in the Wide Bay District was locally called pirri, the name being inspired from the fact that the aerial root of the tree look something like fingers.
Of course, it may be an alternative name. Many trees in the Wide Bay district have the same names as they are known by the Brisbane aborigines; and, again, there are more than one species of mangrove. No one seems to know who named the bay, It would be interesting to know if Andrew Petrie named it when on the Mary River expedition in 1842. He then had a couple of Brisbane natives with him, who apparently gave him the native names for some of the places he named at the time, as, for instance, Marouchidore (Muru-uchi-dya) after the Brisbane name of the black swan, for which the local word was kuluin. It is to be regretted that he left no diary regarding his expedition.
Yours faithfully FJ Watson
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Dear Mr. May,
While having little doubt that the name Tin Can was derived from tintchin, I have always had some doubt as to whether it was a word of the local abriginal language, for, according to some reliable authorities it was a Brisbane aboriginal's word. One of the mangroves in the Wide Bay District was locally called "pirri", the name being inspired from the fact that the aerial root of the tree looks something like fingers.
Of course, it may be an alternative name. Many trees in the Wide Bay district have the same names as they are known by the Brisbane aborigines, and again, there are more than one species of mangrove. No one seems to know who named the bay. It would be interesting to know if Andrew Petrie named it when on the Mary River expedition in 1842. He then had a couple of Brisbane natives with him, who apparently gave him the native names for some of the places he named at the time, as, for instance, Marouchidore (Muru-uchi-dya) after the Brisbane name of the black swan, for which the local word was kuluin. It is to be regretted that he left no diary regarding his expedition.
Yours faithfully (signed) F. J. Watson
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Unofficial.
Dear Mr, May,
While having little doubt that the name Tin Can was derived from tintchin, I have always had some doubt as to whether it was a word of the local abriginal language, for, according to some reliable authorities it was a Brisbane aboriginal's word. One of the mangroves in the Wide Bay District was locally called "pirri", the name being inspired from the fact that the aerial root of the tree looks something like fingers.
Of course, it may be an alternative name. Many trees in the Wide Bay District have the same names as they are known by the Brisbane aborigines, and again, there are more than one species of mangrove. No one seems to know who named the bay. It would be interesting to know if Andrew Petrie named it when on the Mary River expedition in 1842. He then had a couple of Brisbane natives with him, who apparently gave him the native names for some of the places he named at the time, as, for instance, Marouchidore (Muru-uchi-dya) after the Brisbane name of the black swan, for which the local word was kuluin. It is to be regretted that he left no diary regarding his expedition.
Yours faithfully, (signed) F. J. Watson