 Dalaipi's son, Dal-ngang showed him their ancestral land at Mandin (North Pine River) and offered it to Petrie.Dal-ngang expressed indignation when told this land had already been acquired by the Griffens as part of the Whiteside station.Petrie, after consulting with Mrs Griffen bought a ten square mile (26 km²) section of the property in the Pine Creek district and named it "Murrumba", an Aboriginal word meaning "good place" (possibly Turrbal or Yugarabul based on location).