Millie is a small locality in
Moree Plains Shire
Moree Plains Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The Shire is located adja ...
, in northern
New South Wales
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Australia.
It lies about 45 km southwest of
Moree and 600 km northwest of
Sydney. At the , it had a population of 28.
According to
William Ridley, "Millie" was a
Kamilaroi
The Gamilaraay, also known as Gomeroi, Kamilaroi, Kamillaroi and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people whose lands extend from New South Wales to southern Queensland. They form one of the four largest Indigenous nations in Aust ...
name of meaning "
white pipe clay White pipe clay (Dutch: ''pijpaarde'') is a white-firing clay of the sort that is used to fashion smoking pipes. The clay was found in deposits of the Rhine and Meuse rivers and in the 16th-century centers of production for white pipe clay objects w ...
" or "silicate of magnesia" (
talc
Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thickening agent a ...
). Another 1901 source suggested it came from an Australian Aboriginal word "Mil" meaning "eye".
References
Moree Plains Shire
North West Slopes
Localities in New South Wales
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