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Page 88
... eastward of Swilly is another elevated rock , that is not taken notice of by Captain Furneaux . I called it the Eddystone , from its very resemblance to that lighthouse . Nature seems to have left these two rocks here for the same ...
... eastward of Swilly is another elevated rock , that is not taken notice of by Captain Furneaux . I called it the Eddystone , from its very resemblance to that lighthouse . Nature seems to have left these two rocks here for the same ...
Page 186
... eastward . The name was given on 3 June 1770 . Research V A lead of gold was found here , but it petered out , and was discovered once more after a ' re - search ' . Resolution Creek T A commemorative cairn marks the spot where Cook ...
... eastward . The name was given on 3 June 1770 . Research V A lead of gold was found here , but it petered out , and was discovered once more after a ' re - search ' . Resolution Creek T A commemorative cairn marks the spot where Cook ...
Page 208
... eastward along the southern coast in the Discovery and Chatham in 1791 . Terowie SA The Aboriginal name of a creek in the vicinity . Thalia V One of the Muses in Greek mythology . Thallon Q After J. F. Thallon , Commissioner of Railways ...
... eastward along the southern coast in the Discovery and Chatham in 1791 . Terowie SA The Aboriginal name of a creek in the vicinity . Thalia V One of the Muses in Greek mythology . Thallon Q After J. F. Thallon , Commissioner of Railways ...
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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