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  scrub opossum which, however, was more generally known as kapolla.

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  Meaning unknown. This place was originally known as

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  "more popularly known as the ""Police Camp"" With the coming"

Booroobin, or Burubin, Ten miles from Maleny.
Mr. John Gregor of Maleny, whose wife was brought up at
this place, once informed me that it is the local name of the
scrub opossum which, however, was more generally known as kapolla.
Kenilworth
At the junction of Ubi Creek with the Mary River.
The locality was originally known to the Blacks as Ubi
Ubi. The station property was first taken up in 1855
by R.J.Smith who had a boiling-down plant at Town Maree (now
Redbank). It is said that the name Kenilworth was suggested
by Mrs. Smith who was reading Sir Walter Scott's novel of that
name at the time. In 1858 the blocks were transferred to
Mr C.F.Parkinson and a Mr Frazer, and later the runs were
transferred to Mr. Walter Gray, an Ipswich merchant whose
executers transferred the run to Isaac Moore. Other occupiers
before 1890 were a Mr Bergin, brother-in-law to Moore and a Mr.P.Lillis.
Coonambulah.
Should be Kunam bula, meaning, two pine trees or,
literally, pine trees two. (Hoop pine trees) .
Owanyilla.
Meaning unknown. This place was originally known as
Cooper's Plain,and later, when a police station was established
by reason of the depredations of the blacks on the grazing
properties in the locality it was named Owanyilla but was
more popularly known as the "Police Camp" With the coming
of the railway and the establishement of a railway station
the name Owanyilla became established and the other names
completely dropped.
I think that possibly as the police would most likely
have with them, at that time,N.S.W black troopers, the name may be of
N.S.W. origin.
FJW