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... Hill NSW First called Vinegar Hill ( not to be confused with the hill of the same name which later became Rouse Hill ) . The name offended Governor Macquarie , who in 1820 ordered ' a finger board . . . to be painted with the name ...
... Hill NSW First called Vinegar Hill ( not to be confused with the hill of the same name which later became Rouse Hill ) . The name offended Governor Macquarie , who in 1820 ordered ' a finger board . . . to be painted with the name ...
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... Hill SA Discovered on 8 March 1802 by Matthew Flinders who wrote : ... the ridge of hills turns suddenly from the ... hill , where the direction of the hill is changed , was called Elbow Hill . ' Elder Range SA After Alexander Lang Elder ...
... Hill SA Discovered on 8 March 1802 by Matthew Flinders who wrote : ... the ridge of hills turns suddenly from the ... hill , where the direction of the hill is changed , was called Elbow Hill . ' Elder Range SA After Alexander Lang Elder ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. for settlement . He named the eastern side of the hill Bellevue . The hill itself was called Tench's Prospect Hill , q.v. , in 1789 when Captain Tench climbed to the top and saw the Blue Mountains . Providential ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. for settlement . He named the eastern side of the hill Bellevue . The hill itself was called Tench's Prospect Hill , q.v. , in 1789 when Captain Tench climbed to the top and saw the Blue Mountains . Providential ...
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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