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... Port Essington , which was christened after Vice - Admiral Sir William Essington . At Knocker's Bay , immediately to the west , the natives made a surprise attack on the boat while it was hemmed in amongst the mangroves . Fortunately ...
... Port Essington , which was christened after Vice - Admiral Sir William Essington . At Knocker's Bay , immediately to the west , the natives made a surprise attack on the boat while it was hemmed in amongst the mangroves . Fortunately ...
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... Port Essington , Raffles Bay , the Alligator and Liverpool rivers , Bynoe Harbour and the inlet leading to the harbour on which Darwin now stands . A settlement on Melville Island , at the mouth of Van Diemen's Gulf , had been founded ...
... Port Essington , Raffles Bay , the Alligator and Liverpool rivers , Bynoe Harbour and the inlet leading to the harbour on which Darwin now stands . A settlement on Melville Island , at the mouth of Van Diemen's Gulf , had been founded ...
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... Port Essington , 1824 . Re - settled Port Essington , 1838 . BURKE , ROBERT O'HARA and WILLIAM JOHN WILLS Crossed continent from Melbourne to Gulf of Carpentaria . Died on return journey , 1861 . CARR - BOYD , W. J. H. With O'Donnell ...
... Port Essington , 1824 . Re - settled Port Essington , 1838 . BURKE , ROBERT O'HARA and WILLIAM JOHN WILLS Crossed continent from Melbourne to Gulf of Carpentaria . Died on return journey , 1861 . CARR - BOYD , W. J. H. With O'Donnell ...
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The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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