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... Mountain NSW A common name for Mount Wingen , the Aboriginal name which means fire . Mount Wingen is one of the natural curiosities of Australia . There is a seam of coal within the mountain which has been burning slowly probably for ...
... Mountain NSW A common name for Mount Wingen , the Aboriginal name which means fire . Mount Wingen is one of the natural curiosities of Australia . There is a seam of coal within the mountain which has been burning slowly probably for ...
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... Mount V Aboriginal . Canoe . Korumburra V Aboriginal . Blowfly . An early name for the district was The Wild Cattle Run . Korweinguborra V Aboriginal . An onomatopoeic word that imitates the croaking of a frog . Kosciusko , Mount NSW ...
... Mount V Aboriginal . Canoe . Korumburra V Aboriginal . Blowfly . An early name for the district was The Wild Cattle Run . Korweinguborra V Aboriginal . An onomatopoeic word that imitates the croaking of a frog . Kosciusko , Mount NSW ...
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... Australian Encyclopaedia states that the usual Australian pronunciation is ' Strezlecki ' , but in Polish it is nearer to ' Stcheletzki " . Stuart Creek ; Stuart , Mount ; Stuart Pass ; Stuart Range SA It is appropriate that John ...
... Australian Encyclopaedia states that the usual Australian pronunciation is ' Strezlecki ' , but in Polish it is nearer to ' Stcheletzki " . Stuart Creek ; Stuart , Mount ; Stuart Pass ; Stuart Range SA It is appropriate that John ...
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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