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... Duyfken when it touched on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula in 1605-1606 . Carrajung V Aboriginal . Fishing line . Carrathool NSW Carrieton SA Aboriginal . Native companion . Named after Carrie , daughter of Governor Jervois ...
... Duyfken when it touched on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula in 1605-1606 . Carrajung V Aboriginal . Fishing line . Carrathool NSW Carrieton SA Aboriginal . Native companion . Named after Carrie , daughter of Governor Jervois ...
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... Duyfken Point Q On 8 November 1802 Matthew Flinders named the point in commemoration of the Dutch vessel Duyfken or Duyfhen . While Torres was threading the strait between Australia and New Guinea in 1606 , Willem Jansz sailed into the ...
... Duyfken Point Q On 8 November 1802 Matthew Flinders named the point in commemoration of the Dutch vessel Duyfken or Duyfhen . While Torres was threading the strait between Australia and New Guinea in 1606 , Willem Jansz sailed into the ...
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... Duyfken in 1606 , when a boat party went up an estuary . More recent research shows that the boat navigated the estuary of the Dulhunty and Ducie Rivers which flow into Port Musgrave where the Duyfken was anchored . Jan Carstensz named ...
... Duyfken in 1606 , when a boat party went up an estuary . More recent research shows that the boat navigated the estuary of the Dulhunty and Ducie Rivers which flow into Port Musgrave where the Duyfken was anchored . Jan Carstensz named ...
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