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... Eyre Creek Q Named after E. J. Eyre by Charles Sturt in 1845 , but the name has since been supplanted by Mulligan River . Eyre , Lake SA The largest of the great salt lakes of South Australia bears the name of its discoverer , Edward John ...
... Eyre Creek Q Named after E. J. Eyre by Charles Sturt in 1845 , but the name has since been supplanted by Mulligan River . Eyre , Lake SA The largest of the great salt lakes of South Australia bears the name of its discoverer , Edward John ...
Page 95
... Eyre the name of the discoverer ' . Governor MacDonnell approved Goyder's choice , and officially named it Lake Eyre in a dispatch dated 26 October 1860. The Aboriginal name was Katitanda . Eyre , Mount SA Shortly after E. J. Eyre's ...
... Eyre the name of the discoverer ' . Governor MacDonnell approved Goyder's choice , and officially named it Lake Eyre in a dispatch dated 26 October 1860. The Aboriginal name was Katitanda . Eyre , Mount SA Shortly after E. J. Eyre's ...
Page 100
... E. J. Eyre while on his third expedition , after the Surveyor - General , E. C. Frome . Frome , Lake SA In 1840 E. J. Eyre saw part of the lake which he supposed to be part of Lake Torrens . Eyre believed that Lake Torrens curved round ...
... E. J. Eyre while on his third expedition , after the Surveyor - General , E. C. Frome . Frome , Lake SA In 1840 E. J. Eyre saw part of the lake which he supposed to be part of Lake Torrens . Eyre believed that Lake Torrens curved round ...
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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