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... Ernest Giles after Alfred Gibson , a mem- ber of his second expedition . On 1 May 1874 their water was exhausted . Giles lent Gibson his best horse , the Fair Maid of Perth , and instructed him to return to a cache that had been ...
... Ernest Giles after Alfred Gibson , a mem- ber of his second expedition . On 1 May 1874 their water was exhausted . Giles lent Gibson his best horse , the Fair Maid of Perth , and instructed him to return to a cache that had been ...
Page 168
... Ernest Giles in 1872. At first he wished to name it after his patron , the Baron von Mueller , but he persuaded the discoverer to name it after the Queen of Spain . Giles described the mountain graphically . ' I should think it's one of ...
... Ernest Giles in 1872. At first he wished to name it after his patron , the Baron von Mueller , but he persuaded the discoverer to name it after the Queen of Spain . Giles described the mountain graphically . ' I should think it's one of ...
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... Ernest Giles and his party camped on the western slopes of the Tompkinson Range , not daring to shift camp until rain came to replenish their supply of water . Eventually Giles became impatient and travelled 80 km across the desert to a ...
... Ernest Giles and his party camped on the western slopes of the Tompkinson Range , not daring to shift camp until rain came to replenish their supply of water . Eventually Giles became impatient and travelled 80 km across the desert to a ...
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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