Street Name Register
Jindalee
Last updated : June 2016
JINDALEE
Parish - Oxley, County- Stanley.
(established - September 1962 – 1st Centenary suburb)
Originally named by Queensland Place Names Board on 21 November 1963.
Name and boundaries confirmed by Minister for Survey and Valuation, Urban and Regional Affairs on 11 August 1975.
Suburb name
Jindalee is an (imported) Aboriginal word from New South Wales, language and dialect unknown, supposed to indicate “bare hills” or “skin and bone”.
Jindalee is bordered by the Brisbane River to the north and west, by the Centenary Highway to the east and Mt Ommaney to the south.
History
Until 1959 the general area was in the hands of 170 individual land owners and most of it was farming land.
Located on the outskirts of Brisbane, Jindalee was an experiment in large scale
development which succeeded. It was developed as Centenary Estates by L J
Hooker - named ‘Centenary’ to coincide with Queensland’s Centenary year.
JINDALEE A
Amazons Place Submitted by developer - amusement water park nearby Arakoola Street Maybe “arkoola” Aboriginal word for “hair” (A.W. Reed)
or Aboriginal word for “in front” (S.E. Endacott)
Arrabri Avenue Aboriginal word meaning “top of the hill” former name Doonkuna Street meaning “rising” (pre 1969 - BCC Archives)
(Allawoona Street) renamed Bareena
Aboriginal word meaning “place in the vicinity” renamed Bareena Street, 1966 (BCC Archives)
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Balanda Street Maybe from “balanada” meaning “white man’s settlement” (S.E.
Endacott)
Bangalee Street Aboriginal word for “the shoalhaven river” (S.E. Endacott) Bareena Street Maybe “barina” Aboriginal word for “summit” (A.W. Reed) or
“light tea tree” (S.E. Endacott) - formerly known as Allawoona St.
Boorana Street Aboriginal word for “smoke” (A.W. Reed, S.E. Endacott) Burrendah Road Aboriginal word meaning “place of the swan” (S.E. Endacott)
C
Canowie Road Aboriginal word meaning “stony waterhole” (S.E. Endacott) Canowindra Street Aboriginal word meaning “a home” (S.E. Endacott)
Capitol Drive Developer’s submission
Carrak Close Aboriginal word meaning “magpie” (S.E. Endacott) Cartela Street Aboriginal word meaning “seal” (BCC Archives) Carwell Street Aboriginal word meaning “a large lake”
Chipala Street Aboriginal word meaning “whistling duck” (A.W. Reed, S.E.
Endacott)
Choopa Street Aboriginal word meaning “small lizard” (S.E. Endacott) Cobbadah Street Aboriginal word meaning “place on a hill” (BCC Archives) Cohuna Street Aboriginal word meaning “native companion” (S.E. Endacott) Combabula Street Aboriginal word meaning “ “ (Qld Place Name request)
Conargo Street Maybe from Aboriginal word “kanargo” meaning “wood duck” (J.
H. Sugden)
Coolaroo Crescent Aboriginal word for “star” (S.E. Endacott)
Coombell Street Aboriginal word meaning “bunyip in water” (BCC Archives) Coonardoo Close Aboriginal word ???? (Qld Place Names request)
Cooradilla Street Aboriginal word meaning “eagle hawk” (S.E. Endacott) Corraki Street Aboriginal word meaning “wild turkey” (S.E. Endacott) Cooranga Street Aboriginal word meaning “come on” (S.E. Endacott)
or “blue gum tree” (Grandpa Pencil, online)
Coree Close Aboriginal word meaning “charcoal” (J. H. Sugden)
Cowangah Street May be from Aboriginal word “cowan” meaning “big water;
uncle” (A.W. Reed) – combination word ? (Qld Place Names request)
Curragundi Road Aboriginal word meaning “a waterhole” or “place of many spiders” (S.E. Endacott)
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JINDALEE E
Elinga Street Aboriginal word meaning “rain” (S.E. Endacott)
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Gareel Street Aboriginal word meaning “leaf” (S.E. Endacott)
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I
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Jarup Street Aboriginal word “the Jarrah tree” (BCC Archives) Jeeree Street Aboriginal word meaning “finch” (S.E. Endacott) Jeetho Street Aboriginal word meaning “to leave” (A.W. Reed)
or “depart” (S.E. Endacott)
Jenee Street Aboriginal word meaning “forehead”
Jimburn Street Aboriginal word “jimbirn” meaning “brow band” (BCC Archives) Jindalee Street Aboriginal word for “bare hills” or “skin and bones” (S.E.
Endacott)
Jindivick Street Aboriginal word “jindivik” meaning “burst asunder” (BCC Archives)
Jirrah Street Maybe from Aboriginal word “jirra” meaning “kangaroo” or
“dilly” (bag for holding possessions usually made of grass, cord or fur although dilly means bag, usual term is dilly bag). Dilly was originally fine wood dust, and the dilly bag was used to carry sticks and tinder for firemaking, and the term extended to other bags (A.W. Reed)
or “kangaroo” (S.E. Endacott, Grandpa Pencil - online) or “jirra” meaning “turkey quail” (J. H. Sugden)
Jumbuck Street Aboriginal word for “sheep”, a corruption of “jombock”(A.W.
Reed)
When the aboriginals first saw sheep, they compared them to white clouds (A.W. Reed); or “sheep” (S.E. Endacott, Grandpa Pencil – online)
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Kangaloon Street Aboriginal word meaning “kangaroo feeding place’ (BCC Archives)
Kirami Street Aboriginal word meaning “a camp” (BCC Archives)
Kooringal Drive Aboriginal word meaning “home near the water” (S.E. Endacott)
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Lanena Street Aboriginal word meaning “day” (S.E. Endacott)
Looranah Street Aboriginal word meaning “brushwood” (A.W. Reed, S.E.
JINDALEE M
Mankinna Street Aboriginal word meaning “happy” (BCC Archives) Menyan Place Aboriginal word meaning “moon” (S.E. Endacott)
Millewa Close Aboriginal word meaning “the Murray River” or “big water” (S.E.
Endacott)
Minyara Street Aboriginal word meaning “cool” (S.E. Endacott)
Mirimiri Close May be from Aboriginal “merri” meaning “stone” (A.W. Reed) or “mirri” meaning “dog” (Grandpa Pencil – online, S.E.
Endacott)
or “mirra” meaning “camp” (S.E. Endacott)
Moolanda Street Aboriginal word meaning “on the far side” (S.E. Endacott) Moolingal Street Aboriginal word meaning “white-throat bird” (S.E. Endacott,
Grandpa Pencil - online)
Moomba Street May be from Aboriginal word “moombah” meaning “blowing”
(A.W. Reed)
Moorilla Place Aboriginal word meaning “pebbly ridge” (S.E. Endacott) Mooroa Street May be from Aboriginal word “moora” meaning “nose” (A.W.
Reed) Mount Ommaney
Drive
John Mansel OMMANNEY, nephew of Dr Simpson of Wolston, was killed when thrown from a horse near what is now known as Mt Ommaney. In 1966 also known in part as Kooringal Drive (BCC Archives)
Mukine Street Aboriginal word meaning “fern” (S.E. Endacott)
Mulawa Street Aboriginal word meaning “tree shadows” (S.E. Endacott) Mundoo Street Aboriginal word “mundoo” meaning “owl” (BCC Archives) Murial Close Aboriginal word ????
Murna Street Aboriginal word meaning “big, great, many, much” (A.W. Reed) or “great, plenty” (S.E. Endacott)
Murragong Street Aboriginal word meaning “good” (S.E. Endacott)
Myoora Place Aboriginal word meaning “restful place” (S.E. Endacott) (BCC Archives)
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Nero Close Roman Emporer named “Nero” (Request of developer and Qld Place Names)
Noolinga Street Aboriginal word meaning “darkness, dark” (S.E. Endacott)
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P
Pamaroo Crescent Aboriginal word (Requested by developer and Qld Place Names) Pantheon Street The Pantheon (now in ruins) – ancient temple to the gods in
Rome. (Requested by developer)
Patanga Street Aboriginal word meaning “place of gum trees” (S.E. Endacott) Pavilions Close
Q
JINDALEE R
S
Sinnamon Road Pioneering family of Sinnamon
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Tallaroon Street Aboriginal word meaning “wattle bird” (J. H. Sugden)
Tangara Street Aboriginal word meaning “to go” (S.E. Endacott) (BCC Archives) Timbarra Crescent Aboriginal word meaning “grass-tree” (S.E. Endacott)
Trevi Street The famous Trevi Fountain in Rome
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Umina Street Aboriginal word meaning “to rest” (S.E. Endacott)(BCC Archives)
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Warandoo Street Aboriginal word meaning “pelican” (S.E. Endacott) Warili Street Aboriginal word meaning “lonely track” (S.E. Endacott)
(Wondaroo Street) Aboriginal word meaning “green & yellow snake (BCC Archives) Wongaburra Street Aboriginal word meaning “our home” (S.E. Endacott)(BCC
Archives)
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Yallambee Road Aboriginal word meaning “to dwell at ease” (S.E. Endacott) Yarrimbah Street May be from Aboriginal word “yarrumba” meaning “boomerang”
(A.W. Reed) or “clumps of trees” (A.W. Reed, S.E. Endacott)
