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... Brisbane ; Brisbane River Q Named in honour of Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane who succeeded Macquarie as Governor of New South Wales in 1821. It is the only state capital to be named after a Governor . Brisbane had served in the ...
... Brisbane ; Brisbane River Q Named in honour of Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane who succeeded Macquarie as Governor of New South Wales in 1821. It is the only state capital to be named after a Governor . Brisbane had served in the ...
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... Brisbane to explore the Brisbane River in 1825 , and then to Western Australia to forestall any possible French occupation of that territory . He arrived at King George Sound on Christmas Day 1826 , and declared the territory a British ...
... Brisbane to explore the Brisbane River in 1825 , and then to Western Australia to forestall any possible French occupation of that territory . He arrived at King George Sound on Christmas Day 1826 , and declared the territory a British ...
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... Brisbane ; Caley Hill ; Campbell Town ; Castlereagh ; Cox's Pass ; Cox's River ; Elizabeth Town ; Emu Plains ; Fish River ; Lake George ; Hartley ; Illawarra ; Jarvisfield ; Karuah ; Lachlan River * ; Liverpool ; Macquarie Fields ...
... Brisbane ; Caley Hill ; Campbell Town ; Castlereagh ; Cox's Pass ; Cox's River ; Elizabeth Town ; Emu Plains ; Fish River ; Lake George ; Hartley ; Illawarra ; Jarvisfield ; Karuah ; Lachlan River * ; Liverpool ; Macquarie Fields ...
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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