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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
[Mooraberrie a big tall tree. tribe belonging here
... ... (name unknown)
[Daroo] short scrubby timber Do. [ditto]
[Grant? H Bate] Constable 1731?

The Chief Protector of abboriginals [South Brisbane]

[left margin] [?] Secretary Home Dept. [PB?] 16. 6. 24

Chief Protector of Aboriginals

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