Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these ear

This book showcases current research into Indigenous and minority placenames in Australia and internationally. Many of the chapters in this volume originated as

A.W. Reed. This new edition gives thousands of Aboriginal meanings from all over Australia. So many of our place names are derived from Aboriginal words but the

The languages of Aboriginal Australians have attracted a considerable amount of interest among scholars from such diverse fields as linguistics, political studi

The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the env