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... Matthew Flinders , made a number of notable journeys . In his Voyage to Terra Australis , Flinders wrote of Bass : ' I had the happiness to find a man whose ardour for discovery was not to be repressed by any obstacles nor deterred by ...
... Matthew Flinders , made a number of notable journeys . In his Voyage to Terra Australis , Flinders wrote of Bass : ' I had the happiness to find a man whose ardour for discovery was not to be repressed by any obstacles nor deterred by ...
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... Flinders . The name is also applied to the group of five islands , of which Flinders Island is the largest . Flinders Island T Named by Governor P. G. King after Matthew Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders ...
... Flinders . The name is also applied to the group of five islands , of which Flinders Island is the largest . Flinders Island T Named by Governor P. G. King after Matthew Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders Passage SA In 1802 Matthew Flinders had the difficult task of surveying Torres Strait and the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula . The Investigator was at ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders Passage SA In 1802 Matthew Flinders had the difficult task of surveying Torres Strait and the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula . The Investigator was at ...
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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