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... named after his yacht , which foundered on the New South Wales coast on its return . Boyne River Q Discovered and named in 1823 by John Oxley , who was then Surveyor - General of New South Wales . Boys ' Town NSW Named after and planned ...
... named after his yacht , which foundered on the New South Wales coast on its return . Boyne River Q Discovered and named in 1823 by John Oxley , who was then Surveyor - General of New South Wales . Boys ' Town NSW Named after and planned ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. McIlwraith Range Q Named by Captain Moresby after Sir Thomas McIlwraith , the Premier of Queensland . Macintyre River NSW Named by Allan Cunningham in 1827 after Peter Macintyre , manager of the Segenhoe station on ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. McIlwraith Range Q Named by Captain Moresby after Sir Thomas McIlwraith , the Premier of Queensland . Macintyre River NSW Named by Allan Cunningham in 1827 after Peter Macintyre , manager of the Segenhoe station on ...
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... named in honour of Queen Victoria at her own request . Before its separation from New South Wales it was usually ... NSW Quirindi NSW Aboriginal . Creek with small waterholes containing fish . Aboriginal . The meaning is not clear . It ...
... named in honour of Queen Victoria at her own request . Before its separation from New South Wales it was usually ... NSW Quirindi NSW Aboriginal . Creek with small waterholes containing fish . Aboriginal . The meaning is not clear . It ...
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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