"Ballarat" came from "Balla" and "Arat", derived from Aboriginal words meaning elbow or reclining on the elbow (resting or camping) and place.
Well, l'm not really sure but l suppose it is the aboriginal people.... to them ballarat means: elbow land l think! not really sure.... sorry....
Koolawala is the aboriginal name for Australia Koolawala is the aboriginal name for Australia
"Campbelltown" is an English name, not aboriginal. The aboriginal people of the Campbelltown were the Tharawal tribe.
Nogoa in aboriginal means hello people.
The name 'wombat' has no other meaning in the aboriginal dialect. It is derived from an Eora name for the animal.
"Gin" is not an aboriginal name. It was a rather derogatory term used by white people to refer to aboriginal women who were often used for sexual services.
Khaoula is the ancient name for the aboriginal tribe of the western region of nabibibia.
Oodgeroo means paperbark, or paperbark tree.
The name is derived from the Aboriginal word "naamba", referring to the red-flowering tea tree Callistemon viminalis.
i think the name for aboriginal Queensland is gaurna
The meaning of the name "Bungle Bungle" is uncertain, and it is not even certain whether the word is aboriginal in origin.The name could either be derived from the aboriginal name for the region where the Bungle Bungles are, or it could simply be a misspelling of a common Kimberley grass type found there - which is bundle bundle grass.The aboriginal name for the Bungle Bungles is actually Purnululu, which means sandstone.