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... Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry Fitzroy , third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister at the time of Cook's departure . Fitzroy River Q Discovered and named by Charles and William Archer in 1753 after Governor ...
... Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry Fitzroy , third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister at the time of Cook's departure . Fitzroy River Q Discovered and named by Charles and William Archer in 1753 after Governor ...
Page 100
... named in honour of Captain Fremantle , commander of the Challenger . Eventually Charles How Fremantle was knighted . French Island V So named because of the visit of the French scientific visits led by Baudin at the beginning of the ...
... named in honour of Captain Fremantle , commander of the Challenger . Eventually Charles How Fremantle was knighted . French Island V So named because of the visit of the French scientific visits led by Baudin at the beginning of the ...
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... Captain T. C. Wickham , who was in command of the Beagle when it departed from England to survey the northern coast . Leichhardt named the river in 1845 . Wide Bay Q Named by Captain Cook on 18 May 1770 . Widgiewa NSW Aboriginal . What ...
... Captain T. C. Wickham , who was in command of the Beagle when it departed from England to survey the northern coast . Leichhardt named the river in 1845 . Wide Bay Q Named by Captain Cook on 18 May 1770 . Widgiewa NSW Aboriginal . What ...
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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