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... survey revealed that Furneaux's Adventure Bay , q.v. , was in fact part of an island separated from the mainland , and d'Entrecasteaux was able to sail through it at the conclusion of his survey . Rear - Admiral Joseph Antoine de Bruni ...
... survey revealed that Furneaux's Adventure Bay , q.v. , was in fact part of an island separated from the mainland , and d'Entrecasteaux was able to sail through it at the conclusion of his survey . Rear - Admiral Joseph Antoine de Bruni ...
Page 99
... survey in 1838 T. B. Wilson wrote that he had seen ' three mountains conspicuous for their superior attitude , and as they will be leading points in a trigonometrical survey of the country we named them after the Surveyors - General of ...
... survey in 1838 T. B. Wilson wrote that he had seen ' three mountains conspicuous for their superior attitude , and as they will be leading points in a trigonometrical survey of the country we named them after the Surveyors - General of ...
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... survey of the area in 1846. For a long time there was confusion between this mountain and Kosciusko . The Survey Departments of New South Wales and Victoria had different ideas on the subject , which is treated briefly in the Australian ...
... survey of the area in 1846. For a long time there was confusion between this mountain and Kosciusko . The Survey Departments of New South Wales and Victoria had different ideas on the subject , which is treated briefly in the Australian ...
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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