Barngarla Toponyms (Place Names)

 

• Biddle’s Station = Doolilya

• Biddle’s Station nearby spring = Goolyoomooldoo

• Boston Island = Goorilyali

• Charlton = Gidyali

• Cobler’s Friend Hill = Gooli Booroo (cf. boori “hill”)

• Emu Bottom = Ganana

• Winter’s Hill = Ganana Boori

• Fountain (The) = Balana

• Green Hill = Walga Boori (“sticking-out hill/mountain”)

• Happy Valley = wara

• Kirton Point = Boonoo Moodla (“lagoon nose”)

• Lipson Cove = Boodloo

• Marble Range = Gadamana

• Mount Gawler = Gardma                      

• Mount Hill = Boori (“hill, mountain”)

• Mount Liverpool = Gooruala (“crown of the head, vertex”)

• Mount Dutton = Miranda

• Mount Greenly = Milaba

• Mount Greenly nearby Salt Lake = Boowana

• Mount Hawson = Winabi

• Mount Pulbalye (between Mount Dutton and

• Mount Greenly) = Boolbalya  (cf. boolba “dust”)

• North-East and Northern Country = Gayala

• Northside Hill = Gadhai

• The Place where Goolgooldoo is reported to have speared Mr Dark = Waragada

• Point Bolingbroke = Ganyanggoonoo

• Port Lincoln Site = Galinyala

• River XXX = Goonda

• Sleaford Mere = Gooyabidni

• South-East Coast and Country = Wardadi

• South-West Country = Wailbi

• Spencer Gulf Island (where Midlala is said to reside) = Gabigarnga

• Spencer Gulf another island (SECRET, SACRED) = Moongaldana

• Stamford Hill = Gaidyaba (cf. gaidya “small”)

• Swamp (The) = Dawala

• Thistle Island = Noondala

• Tod River (the salty part) = Ngalda Warda  (cf. ngaldai “barracooda”;  warda “stem”, wardana “sea”)

• Western Downs (west of the Salt Lake) = Goolimbiri

• Whites Station = Dalala

• Water hole near Port Lincoln = Boorana