Well I just can't let this go! I must be mad to get into this, but here goes. There must be a dozen versions of the origin of these places but I only want to mention the ones I know something about... Yackandandah: No-one I know here has ever suggested the name means "Mother and Hill" and I can't imagine where it would have come from. It's recorded as meaning "one rock on another". But who can prove it? Albury: The name "Aldbury" was never actually used. The letter "d" was struck out by the Clerk of the Executive Council on the original plan, which was gazetted on 13 April 1839 as "Albury, County un-named, on the east bank of the Murray at a place called by the natives 'Bungambrewatah'". So it's not really known what, if anything, Albury was named after. Personally, I wish they'd kept the name Bungambrawatha... the locals have no problem saying it! It still exists in the name of the creek running through Albury, which is unfortunately now a concreted drain. Peter R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Bennett" <kben1679@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:43 PM Subject: [HC] RE. Place Name Meanings. > Here are the first 11 place names, will do more tomorrow. > Kerry in Cranbourne > > > Yackandandah: Aboriginal. Mother and Hill. > > Wodonga: Aboriginal; Edible Nut. The first settlers were Paul and Charles > Huon, who took up the Wodonga Run, and C.H. Ebden in 1836. When the town was > gazetted in 1852 it was called Belvoir, but changed to Wodonga in 1876. As > it was so much smaller than the neighbouring city of Albury across the > border it was nicknamed Struggletwon for awhile. > > Albury: The Aboriginal name was Bungambrewatha, and when the township was > surveyed in 1839 it was given this name.As it was unmanageable, it was later > changed to Aldbury, probably after Aldbury in Hertfordshire.Later the "d" > was dropped and it became Albury. Aldbury means "Old fort". > > Culcain: The name was given by James Balfour, who was responsible for > arranging for the town to be laid out. He named it after the propety of the > Balfour faimly in England. > > Wagga Wagga: Aboriginal. Many crows. the word being an imitation of thier > call. The name comes from the station first owned by Robert Holt Best. > > Cootamundra: Aboriginal. Turtles,Swamp,:ow-lying. One authority says that > the original Aboriginal word was Gooramundra.In the form of Cootamondra, it > was a stock station owned by John Hurley in the 1830's. Later it was known > as teh "Village of Cootamundry". > > Young: Named after Sir John Young( later Baron Lisgar),Governor of New > South Wales. in 1861 during his term of office. An earlier name was Lambing > Flat. a small plain used as a lambing place. Aboriginal name. Burragong. A > sheep run first occupied by James White. > > Cowra: Aboriginal. Rocks. The first station there, owned by the Rev. Henry > Fulton, made the meaning doubly clear, being named after Cowra Rocks. > > Canowindra: Aboriginal. Home or Camping-place. > > Molong; Aboriginal. All rocks. Also the name of an estate in the vicinity > > > Wellington: Named Wellington Valley by John Oxley in August 1817 on his > journey in search of the Macquarie River,doubtless after the first Duke of > Wellington. > > Dubbo: >

If nothing Peter, it is stirring stuff - list stirring (g) D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Ross" <rossof@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [HC] RE. Place Name Meanings. > Well I just can't let this go! I must be mad to get into this, but here > goes. There must be a dozen versions of the origin of these places but I > only want to mention the ones I know something about... > > Yackandandah: No-one I know here has ever suggested the name means > "Mother > and Hill" and I can't imagine where it would have come from. It's > recorded > as meaning "one rock on another". But who can prove it? > > Albury: The name "Aldbury" was never actually used. The letter "d" was > struck out by the Clerk of the Executive Council on the original plan, > which > was gazetted on 13 April 1839 as "Albury, County un-named, on the east > bank > of the Murray at a place called by the natives 'Bungambrewatah'". So it's > not really known what, if anything, Albury was named after. Personally, I > wish they'd kept the name Bungambrawatha... the locals have no problem > saying it! It still exists in the name of the creek running through > Albury, > which is unfortunately now a concreted drain. > Peter R > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerry Bennett" <kben1679@bigpond.net.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:43 PM > Subject: [HC] RE. Place Name Meanings. > > >> Here are the first 11 place names, will do more tomorrow. >> Kerry in Cranbourne >> >> >> Yackandandah: Aboriginal. Mother and Hill. >> >> Wodonga: Aboriginal; Edible Nut. The first settlers were Paul and > Charles >> Huon, who took up the Wodonga Run, and C.H. Ebden in 1836. When the town > was >> gazetted in 1852 it was called Belvoir, but changed to Wodonga in 1876. >> As >> it was so much smaller than the neighbouring city of Albury across the >> border it was nicknamed Struggletwon for awhile. >> >> Albury: The Aboriginal name was Bungambrewatha, and when the township was >> surveyed in 1839 it was given this name.As it was unmanageable, it was > later >> changed to Aldbury, probably after Aldbury in Hertfordshire.Later the "d" >> was dropped and it became Albury. Aldbury means "Old fort". >> >> Culcain: The name was given by James Balfour, who was responsible for >> arranging for the town to be laid out. He named it after the propety of > the >> Balfour faimly in England. >> >> Wagga Wagga: Aboriginal. Many crows. the word being an imitation of >> thier >> call. The name comes from the station first owned by Robert Holt Best. >> >> Cootamundra: Aboriginal. Turtles,Swamp,:ow-lying. One authority says > that >> the original Aboriginal word was Gooramundra.In the form of Cootamondra, > it >> was a stock station owned by John Hurley in the 1830's. Later it was >> known >> as teh "Village of Cootamundry". >> >> Young: Named after Sir John Young( later Baron Lisgar),Governor of New >> South Wales. in 1861 during his term of office. An earlier name was > Lambing >> Flat. a small plain used as a lambing place. Aboriginal name. Burragong. >> A >> sheep run first occupied by James White. >> >> Cowra: Aboriginal. Rocks. The first station there, owned by the Rev. >> Henry >> Fulton, made the meaning doubly clear, being named after Cowra Rocks. >> >> Canowindra: Aboriginal. Home or Camping-place. >> >> Molong; Aboriginal. All rocks. Also the name of an estate in the > vicinity >> >> >> Wellington: Named Wellington Valley by John Oxley in August 1817 on his >> journey in search of the Macquarie River,doubtless after the first Duke >> of >> Wellington. >> >> Dubbo: >> >