C 44 : Sir Thomas Mitchell field book, 1828, 1841

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This volume forms part of the Sir Thomas Mitchell - Papers, 1708-1855, held at the State Library of New South Wales.

Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855) was appointed surveyor-general of New South Wales in 1828. Between 1831 and 1846 he made four exploring expeditions into the interior of Australia.

This field book includes a vocabulary and list of Aboriginal names.

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Bushranger's hill - 4 m. beyd [beyond] Faithfuls' on the road to Lake Bathurst - [Jarraway?] - 8 m. beyd Tomson on the Fish river Boroowa - a mountain beyond the Morumbidgee Bombay - Under Mt Solus Jaiee or Jingo money - Majr Elrington Battery Point - Thorn's, Savage's, &c - statem Manguda - a fine flat to the South and on this side CarrocBilly - Allia - nojongija - native name of Mt Ellenden on Lake Bathurst Bundong - Lake Bathurst Werrawa - George - Guinyelor - The water course bounding Argyle [Uarigolang?] [bangalong] the hill W of B.burra [Biburra] Lake Werong - m [Moviuin?] Mo[rluin] n - Collong [sketch] 18 - Wering bringaly - half bare hill 2d E of 15 (co/ 12] Gorriyer n of sketch Guimberal - Statn (12 of Jellore) - Moenberry - Hill Stn 14 on Dixon's Creek Berriganong - Dixon's Creek Boorimullingully hill [West] 15 [?] Gillinanulan Kingambulan pl i of (12) [Gurrimberal?] Stn Modorry - f of same Sketch also l of [mobn?] Goodeder - [sketch - circle/v] of Do [Ditto] Kerrier h of Do (also k of mobn &c) Pyaneng - (mulindroba right name) Burinang - n & m of Do Torocolang - [sketch - crossed vs] of Do Banemir k of Do Murengala - Hill mistaken of Do Warakurac - Hill SE McAlister Wambiang - The creek between Weringbringelly andModorry Goway - The Wollondilly [indecipherable] Modorry between it & [Bulio?] hills Yarray - The highest part of Modorry Weraugaly - Hill S [V?] on rd to Hilles's Bianguan - Bees - living in Grass tree - Cawangan - Bees - wh make honey -

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Some man comes and some others came to Survery[I am here bout given years this has been my own [favourite steak crossed out retreat. To all money a dreamy day - [Yet But crossed out] Now much I dread [the white mans tread crossed out] there sons of bread - * Will [dream my grcremehl my [indecipherable]crossed out] call my hill scarce their own And temples raise in texture days - on [lefty Ellendon. Yeindindak my thorover, crossed out] on this their Ellendon The [Debble crossed out] Devil Devil

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