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Correspondence from the Home-Secretary, Home Department to all protectors of Aborigines regarding a survey on Aboriginal place names, Adavale - Yungaburra (ITM489478)
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[right margin] Protectors B
P A Betoola
[stamp] CHIEF PROTECTOR OF ABORIGINALS 03059 31.MAY 1924 QUEENSLAND
Cloncurry District Betoola Station 20th May 1924
Re memorandum respecting places in this District having aboriginal names. Ref. 24/2284 Protectors B
Sir/
I beg to report that [?der] is a list of places in this district having aboriginal names and the meaning of them.
Place | Meaning | abbo. tribe |
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[Mooraberrie | a big tall tree. | tribe belonging here |
... | ... | (name unknown) |
[Daroo] | short scrubby timber | Do. [ditto] |
The Chief Protector of abboriginals [South Brisbane]
[left margin] [?] Secretary Home Dept. [PB?] 16. 6. 24
Chief Protector of Aboriginals