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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 George Gill ...
... 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 George Gill ...
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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 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