Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places
SORT: Placename | State | LGA | Feature_term | Latitude | Longitude | Start Date | End Date |
This map aims only to show the most commonly accepted Indigenous names of cities. There may be many Indigenous names for a place depending on context, place and/or landmark within a city. Some names may be contested by different Indigenous groups. We have tried to provide links for more information about each name and the complexities related to each location.
The City of Melbourne is located on the sovereign lands of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung Peoples of the Eastern Kulin. In the Woiwurrung Naarm means ‘place’ and signifies that the area was an important meeting place for the language groups of the Kulin nation. See Senior Wurundjeri Elder of the Kulin Nation Aunty Joy Murphy pronounce and explain the traditional place name of Naarm (Melbourne).