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... explorers of British extraction chose names of eminent British personalities , shipmates , and friends , as well as descriptive terms . Then came the explorers of the inland regions who followed the same practice as the seafarers , and ...
... explorers of British extraction chose names of eminent British personalities , shipmates , and friends , as well as descriptive terms . Then came the explorers of the inland regions who followed the same practice as the seafarers , and ...
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... explorers long before this , and the bay marked on their charts as a ' river- like opening ' . Caley Hills ; Caley's Repulse NSW After George Caley , botanist and explorer . According to one account , a cairn on the hilltop was erected ...
... explorers long before this , and the bay marked on their charts as a ' river- like opening ' . Caley Hills ; Caley's Repulse NSW After George Caley , botanist and explorer . According to one account , a cairn on the hilltop was erected ...
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... explorer Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki . Strzelecki ; Strzelecki Ranges V The redoubtable explorer ( see above ) was born in Poland . The Australian Encyclopaedia states that the usual Australian pronunciation is ' Strezlecki ' , but in ...
... explorer Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki . Strzelecki ; Strzelecki Ranges V The redoubtable explorer ( see above ) was born in Poland . The Australian Encyclopaedia states that the usual Australian pronunciation is ' Strezlecki ' , but in ...
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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