noun

Each man owned his own net which was six to eight feet long, 5-6 feet high, and usually of small mesh, suitable for mullet. Joined together, they might form a line many hundreds of feet long.- sometimes bigger nets were made for catching salmon. In fishing three or four nets might be joined together with sticks standing between to support them.- the people dived down to secure the fish.-bundles of grass were sometimes tied on the top of the nets to keep the fish from jumping over, and might help to keep the nets floating. (Egginton/Tindale)

two words are given for chest. They may be just alternative words with the same meaning, or they may have slightly different meanings.

- sometimes called Bugara Point or Bugara Hill.- Aunty Phoebe Wanganeen said this is a famous place where the old fellas went harpoon fishing.- this is possible related to bugarra meaning wind, south wind.

in related languages, similar words to this mean north wind, or hot weather (that is, from the north). It is quite common for different related languages to use the same word for different directions.related languages include Kaurna, Nukunu and Ngadjuri.

- this place name appears on a Warooka Council map, not in Nharangga wordlists, but it fits with the kind of words used for Nharangga place names generally.- awi comes from gawi which means water.

Bulga probably comes from burlga (old).