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... Moreton Bay ; Moreton , Cape ; Moreton Island Q Cook's Journal for 17 May 1770 reads : ' On the North side of this point [ Point Lookout ] the shore ... Moreton Island , which • should have preserved Cook's spelling . Moreton Island was 155.
... Moreton Bay ; Moreton , Cape ; Moreton Island Q Cook's Journal for 17 May 1770 reads : ' On the North side of this point [ Point Lookout ] the shore ... Moreton Island , which • should have preserved Cook's spelling . Moreton Island was 155.
Page 201
... Moreton Bay centres round Captain the Hon Henry John Rous , commander of HMS Rainbow , which conveyed Governor Darling there in June 1827. Stradbroke Island was named after Rous's father , Viscount Dunwich , Earl of Stradbroke . Rainbow ...
... Moreton Bay centres round Captain the Hon Henry John Rous , commander of HMS Rainbow , which conveyed Governor Darling there in June 1827. Stradbroke Island was named after Rous's father , Viscount Dunwich , Earl of Stradbroke . Rainbow ...
Page 253
... Moreton * ; Moreton Island * Moses ; Mount Horeb ; Mount Pisgah Mosman , Archibald : Mosman * ; Mossman Mosman , Hugh : Mossman * ; Mossman River * Moss , Jemmy : Moss Vale * Mourilyan , Lieut : Mourilyan Harbour * Mowatt , Francis ...
... Moreton * ; Moreton Island * Moses ; Mount Horeb ; Mount Pisgah Mosman , Archibald : Mosman * ; Mossman Mosman , Hugh : Mossman * ; Mossman River * Moss , Jemmy : Moss Vale * Mourilyan , Lieut : Mourilyan Harbour * Mowatt , Francis ...
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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