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... Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry Fitzroy , third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister at the time of Cook's departure . Fitzroy River Q Discovered and named ... Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 .
... Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry Fitzroy , third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister at the time of Cook's departure . Fitzroy River Q Discovered and named ... Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 .
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. 1855 the present name was well established . The Aboriginal name ... Named by Governor Buxton after a friend in 1907 . Shoalhaven River NSW Named ... Flinders . Sir Charles Hardy Islands Q Named by Cook on 19 August 1770 ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. 1855 the present name was well established . The Aboriginal name ... Named by Governor Buxton after a friend in 1907 . Shoalhaven River NSW Named ... Flinders . Sir Charles Hardy Islands Q Named by Cook on 19 August 1770 ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. Thevenard SA Flinders took the name from an old map drawn by the French Minister of Marine whose name was Thevenard . Thirsty Sound Q ' This inlet , ' wrote Cook on 30 May 1770 , ' which I have named Thirsty Sound ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. Thevenard SA Flinders took the name from an old map drawn by the French Minister of Marine whose name was Thevenard . Thirsty Sound Q ' This inlet , ' wrote Cook on 30 May 1770 , ' which I have named Thirsty Sound ...
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Aboriginal name Alexander arrived Banks became Black Blue British called Camp Cape Captain Captain Cook changed Charles coast Colonial command corruption Creek crossed discovered discovery district Duke Earl earlier early Edward England English established expedition explorer Eyre February Flinders gave George given gold Governor Grant Gulf Gulf of Carpentaria Harbour Head Henry Hill honour Island James John Joseph Journal June Kangaroo King known Lady Lake land later Lieut Lord Macquarie Matthew Flinders meaning miles Mount mountain Murray NSW Aboriginal officer origin Pass Peak Peninsula Phillip Plains Point Port present probably Q Aboriginal Q Named Range reached recorded River Q Robert rock Secretary settlement settler ship sighted South Australia South Wales Springs station Strait Stuart survey surveyor Sydney T. L. Mitchell Thomas took town township tree vessel village visited Western wife William wrote Young