Caboolture

Caboolture is a town, 43 km north of Brisbane. It is thought that the name arose from the bay into which the Caboolture River runs (named by John Dunmore Lang in 1848), and was derived from an Aboriginal expression referring to the place of the carpet snake.

Further Reading: 

Stan Tutt, Caboolture country, Caboolture, Caboolture Historical Society, 1973

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