Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Saturday 28 March 1914, page 8


SKETCHER.

QUEENSLAND RAILWAY NOMENCLATURE. ORIGIN OF NAMES OF QUEENSLAND STATIONS. (From a Pamphlet issued by the Railway. Department.)

Abermain Junction, after Abermain colliery. Acland, family name of present Com-missioner for Railways, Mr. Chas. Evans,

C.M.G. Alba Siting, after Alba Woolscour. Albion, name of district. Alderbury, after a town in Wiltshire, England. Alderley, name of district. Aldershot, name of smelting works once in operation. Alexandra, after Queen Alexandra. Alice, after an adjacent river. Allan, after Allan Cunningham, the ex-plorer. Alligator Creek, name of adjacent creek. Allora, name of township, after "Gnal-lora, "native name of lagoon on Goom-burra station. Aloomba, name of district. Alpha, first letter of Greek alphabet. Amamoor, after adjacent creek. Ambrose, after a resident of the dis-trict. Amby, after Amby Downs ("Amby," a woman). Anakie, aboriginal name for "White man camped there." Angellala, after adjacent creek. Anthony, after a local resident. Antigua, after adjacent sugar planta-tion. Antil Plains, on account of the ant hills round about. Apunyal, a large plain. Arabella, female Christian name. Aramara, name of creek. Archer, after the Archer family. Archer Park, name of park on which station stands. Argea, outside. Ascot, after the racecourse of that name in England. Asmus, after resident of the dis-trict. Atherton, the name of an old family in the district. Auchenflower after residence late Sir Thos. M'llwraith. Avondale, name of adjacent station. Ayr, name of township. After town in Scotland. Babinda, name of district. Bajool, stop here. Baking Board Siding, from the finding of a piece of bark which had been used to make damper on. Balberra, creek. Bald Hills, view of bald hills on the D'Aguilar Range. Bald Mountain, after adjacent moun-tain. Balfe's Creek, name of adjacent creek. Ballandean, adjacent holding called „after two old pioneers, Messrs. Ball and Dean. Ballard, after late Robert Ballard, supervising-engineer, Ipswich-Toowoomba section. Ballindalloch, name of town in north of Scotland. Balnagowan, name of a place, in Scot-land. Banapan, red ironbark. Banna, water. Banyo, ridge. Barakula, big timber. Barbu, the Zamia plant. Barcaldine, after town in Scotland. Gaelic name of a bush. Baree, timber. Barmaryee, land mark. Barmundu, name of adjacent creek. „ Baronta, name of adjadept. creek. Barringha. Barron Falls, after the falls near by. Battle Camp, after a battle between

Caboolture, place of carpet snakes. Cairns, after William Wellington Cairns, C.M.G., one-time Governor. Calcium, lime. Callan, after the Hon. A. J. Callan. Callandoon North, name of adjacent holding. Calliope, after the Calliope River. Calvert, after an early settler whose name was given to the crossing over Mort's Creek near the station. Cambooya, after adjoining sheep sta-tion. "Cambooya," a small subaqueous tuber growing in the waterholes. Camisla, name of adjacent creek. Campbell's Plains, after the late Colin Campbell. Cannon Hill, alter adjacent estate named by the Weedon family. Capella, a star in the constellation Auriga. Cape River, after, river of that name. Carbeen, name of timber plentiful in district. Carbo, Latin for coal. Carbuckey, native name of one of the blocks originally forming Callandoon station. Cardlneton, after cattle station in Vicinity. Carrar, Carrara marble; limestone found here; also name of Mr. Ladbury's station. Carstairs, family name of Mr. John Drysdale. Cawarral, cattle camp. Cawdor, from "Macbeth." Cecilvale, after Cecil Plains, the parish name. Cedargrove, after timber in vicinity. Channing, after Tchannlng Creek. Charleville, after a tows in Co. Cork, Ireland. Charlton, alter well-known settler of the district. Charters Towers, after mining town of that name. Named after Mr. Charters, Gold Warden at Ravenswood, and "Tow-ers" a corruption of "Tors." Cheepie, whistling duck. Chelmer, name of district. Cherry Gully, a gully where wild cher-ries grow in abundance. Childers, after Sir Hugh Childers.

blacks and party of miners travelling to the Palmer goldfield. Beaudesert, a French word meaning "a beautiful waste" or lovely desert. Beaufort, after adjacent cattle station. Beecher, mountain in vicinity. Beenleigh, name of township. Beerburrum, parrot. Beerwah, up in the sky, also nulla. Behana, name of adjacent creek. Bell, after the late Sir Joshua Peter Bell. Bellenden-Ker, mountain in vicinity. Benaraby, name of adjacent station. Benarkin, Blackbutt tree. Benholme, Scotch name "Ben," moun-tain, "Holme," low river valley land. Benlidi, paddock on Malvern Hills hold-ing. Berat, a great spirit who lives in the mountain. Bergenslde, after adjacent village (Ber-gen). Berserker, after range of hills near by. Beta, second letter of Greek alphabet. Bethania Junction, from Bethany. Beverley, after town in East Riding, Yorkshire. Blboohra, one of the native names for the Barron Falls. Biggenden, name of township. Bimbam, thunder. Blndango, after sheep station through which line runs. Bingera, name of adjacent sugar plan-tation. Birkdale, valley of birches. Birnam, from "Macbeth." Birru, plainr-no timber. Birthamba, aboriginal for camp. Blackall, after Col. Samuel Wensley Blackall, one-time Governor. Blackbull, black bull found in mob by Wm. and Joseph Taaffe when mustering. Blackbutt, name of timber. Blackmount, self explanatory. Blackwater, black sand tinder water ln adjacent creek. Blair Athol, place in Scotland. Blantyre, after town in Scotland. Blaxland, after the explorer. Bluff, adjacent mountain. Blythdale, after cattle station on Blyths Creek, through which the line runs. Bobawaba, large swamp. Bogantungan, grass tree. Boggo Junction, after adjacent road. Boldon, supposed to be an Irish name. Bondoola, abundance of water. Boodua, hawk. Boolboonda, name of adjacent mountain and native name given to Mt. Perry. Meaning "burying place." Boolburra, big water. Boomerang, native weapon. Boompa, name of parish. Boonah, (Buna) bloodwood. Boonarga, big water hole. Boongana, rich cattle country. Boongary, tree kangaroo. Booningba, native name of Point Dan-ger, from "booning," the porcupine. Boori, fire. Bootharh, eagle hawk. Bootooloo, native name for sawmill. Booval, where young men make kippers. Boowoogum, after mountain called Goo-woothum, also means "owl." Booyal, name of district. Borallon. Boree, name of timber. Borilla, after Borilla Range. Native meaning "big plain." Bororen, big mountain. Boyanda, home or place of rest. Boynedale, after the Boyne River. Boyne Valley Junction, Junction for Boyne Valley line. Bowen, after Sir George Bowen, first Governor of Queensland. Bowen Hills, after Sir George Bowen, first Governor of Queensland. Bowenville, after Sir George Bowen, first Governor of Queensland. Bracalba, mountainous scrub. Brandon, after Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. Brlgalow, scrub tree of that name. Brinsop, a village in Herefordshire, England. Brisbane (Central), after the capital city. Brisbane (Roma-street), after city street. Brlxton, place in England. Broadmead, name of district. Broadmount, after well-known land-mark. Brookhill, descriptive of locality. Brookstead, name of adjacent estate. Brooloo, parish name. Brooweena, crab. Broxburn, after an early settler. Brunswick-street, name of city street. Buccan, Boocan, hay. Builyan, stony plover (land curlew). Bular, jew fish. Bullery, two waterholes. Bullock Creek, name of adjacent creek. Bullyard, after stockyard in locality. Bundaberg, after the town of that name. Bundamba, a corruption of "Bundamba," the parish name. Bungalien, high. Bungalow, after building of this type at the stopping place. Bungeworgorai, after a creek. Bungunya, high or safe house. Burenba, name of parish. Burpengary, after adjacent creek. Burra, name of mountain range. Burrum, after a river. Burua, meaning not known. Buruda, forest oak. Burunga, kangaroo rat. Bushley, in the centre of a scrub. Busthinia, bush name for the country round there. Byer, open country. Byrnestown, township named after Hon. T. J. Byrnes, one-time Premier. Cabarlah, range or mountain view.

Chinchilla, after the animal of that name. Ching Do, name of Chinese resident. Chermside, name of adjacent station owner. Chowey, name of parish. Chumbrumba, name of forest pocket at station. Churchbank. Churchill. Cinnabar, Cinnabar found here. Clarendon, after adjacent lake. Clarina, alter Mrs. Clarina Taaffe, wife of owner of cattle station. Claverton, after sheep station. Clayfield, old brickworks. Clayton, alter one of the early settlers. Cleeve, after Cleeve Abbey, or Cleeve Hill, England. Clermont, name of township. Clevedon, after a town on the Bristol Channel. Cleveland, name of seaside resort. Cliffdale, typical of adjacent country. Clifton, name of township. Named by Marsh, one of the first holders of the station, after his birthplace. Clintonvale, after Lady Morgan, nee Clinton. Cloncurry, name of township. Cluden, small stream near Dumfries, also name of early resident. Clyde, river in Scotland. Cobba-da-mana, native name for Sandy Hill. Coleman, after well-known resident. College, station for agricultural college. Colosseum, name of adjacent mountain. Colton. Columboola, after adjacent creek. Comet, after the river named by Leich-hardt, who saw a comet the night be-fore. Cooktown, after Captain Cook. Coolabunia, bear sleeps. Coolangatta, after a steamer. wrecked there on August 18, 1846. „ Coolcorra. Coolmunda, name of parish. Coomera, an edible yam. Coominya. Coongoola, after sheep station. Cooper's Hill, after an old resident named Cooper. Cooper's Plains, after Dr. Cowper,

medical superintendent of the old penal settlement. Cooran, (Kuran) Moreton Bay ash, also opossum. Coorooman, name of creek, "Coora-wan," kangaroo. Cooroy mountain peak, also opossum. Coorparoo, name of district. Coppery, applicable to minerals in locality. Coowonga, pigeon. Cooyar, name of township and tribe of blacks. Cordalba, name of township. Corella, a bird of the cockatoo family. Corinda, atter Sir Arthur Palmer's cattle station. Corfield, after member of Parliament. Cranley, after an early settler. Crawford, after Mr. H. R. Crawford, who was in charge of building line at time. Creen Creek, name of adjacent creek. Crescent View, descriptive of district. Cromarty, after Scotch county. Crow's Nest, aboriginal name, Tooboo-gandaunce, meaning "the home of the crows." Croydon, after, town of that name. Croydon Junction, after Croydon rail-way station in England. Cu-Cania, Cu for Cupium, Latin for copper, and Cania said to represent cane. Cunnamulla, after town of that name. Cunningham, after Allan Cunningham, the explorer. Curra, in one dialect "No," in another "Cabbage palm." Currumbin, high up, or a place where high trees grow. Cutella, eagle. D'Aguilar, an old name for the dis-trict and range. Dagun, home camp, Dakabin, grass tree. Dalby, name of township. Dallarnil, name of district. Dalrymple, after Dalrymple Creek. Dalrymple Creek, after adjacent creek. Dalveen, pass in Scotland. Dalwogon, turtle. Dalysford, after Mr. B. Daly, one-time station-master, North Bundaberg. (To be continued.)