Nyungar Placenames in the South-West of Western Australia
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| Bakelup | Bakelup | Watercourse |
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Bakelup as ba - k - el - up as bark - kel - el - up or badjeen - kel - il - up or barkage - kel - al - up or baaganing - kel - el - gup or baakajur - kel - al - gup means that on or nearby to this place is where a war and slaying occurred utilising boomerangs. |
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