The name Wendouree comes from a local aboriginal word "wendaaree" which means'go away': a story is told that when William Yuille asked an aboriginal woman the name of the swamp, that was her reply.
The name Wendouree comes from a local aboriginal word "wendaaree". This local aboriginal word "wendaaree" means'go away'. That was her reply. This was what a story is told. William Yuille asked an aboriginal woman the name of the swamp.