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... name was Bungung . Currumbin Q Aboriginal . A species of pine tree . Curtis Island Q Matthew Flinders discovered and named Port Curtis and Curtis Island in August 1802 and named them after Admiral Sir Roger Curtis who had been of ...
... name was Bungung . Currumbin Q Aboriginal . A species of pine tree . Curtis Island Q Matthew Flinders discovered and named Port Curtis and Curtis Island in August 1802 and named them after Admiral Sir Roger Curtis who had been of ...
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... Discovered by Joseph Wild in August 1820 and named after King George IV three months later by Governor Macquarie . The Aboriginal name was Werriwa , which is now applied to a Federal Electoral Division . George , Lake SA After Sir ...
... Discovered by Joseph Wild in August 1820 and named after King George IV three months later by Governor Macquarie . The Aboriginal name was Werriwa , which is now applied to a Federal Electoral Division . George , Lake SA After Sir ...
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... Discovered and named by d'Entrecasteaux in 1792 . The Aboriginal name was Raminea . Port Essington NT Discovered on 17 April 1818 by P. P. King , and named by him ' as a tribute of my respect for the memory of my lamented friend , Vice ...
... Discovered and named by d'Entrecasteaux in 1792 . The Aboriginal name was Raminea . Port Essington NT Discovered on 17 April 1818 by P. P. King , and named by him ' as a tribute of my respect for the memory of my lamented friend , Vice ...
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Aboriginal name Aboriginal word Adelaide Bass Bathurst birthplace Brisbane called Camp Captain Cook coast Colonial command corruption Cove Creek d'Entrecasteaux Dalrymple Discovered and named discovery district Duke Duyfken E. J. Eyre Earl early settler Ernest Giles expedition explorer Fitzroy George gold Goulburn Governor Macquarie Harbour Henry Hill Island Q James John Oxley Kangaroo known Lady Nelson Lake later Leichhardt Lieut Lieut-Governor Lord Matthew Flinders McDouall Stuart meaning Moreton Mount NSW Mount Q Murray River name was given Named by Captain Named by Flinders Named by Governor Nicolas Baudin NSW Aboriginal NSW Named NT Named origin P. P. King Peak Peninsula Plains probably Q Aboriginal Q Discovered Queensland River NSW River Q Named river was discovered rock Scotland settlement South Australia South Wales station Strait survey surveyor Surveyor-General Swamp Sydney T. L. Mitchell Tasman Tasmania Thomas town township tree vessel Victoria water hole Western Australia William wrote