Not Wodonga but really Wudanga (fwd link)

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Not Wodonga but really Wudanga

2/01/2009 1:00:00 AM
Australia

HAD the white settlers paid attention to the local Aborigines, Wodonga may have
been a very different city to what it is today — for starters it would be spelt
correctly.

Yesterday at Falls Creek, a traditional language dictionary was released by the
people claiming historic ownership of the land from Cobram to Corryong along
the Murray River and Omeo to Benalla.

The Way Wurru and Dhudhuroa dictionary is the culmination of eight years of
research and unlocks the secrets to many local place names.

Access full article below:
http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/not-wodonga-but-really-wudanga/1398583.aspx



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