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Page 179
... Port Darwin . ' Charles Darwin had been on board the Beagle on an earlier voyage to several parts of the Southern Hemisphere . See also under Darwin . Port Davey T Named after the Lieut - Governor , Sir Thomas Davey . There are three ...
... Port Darwin . ' Charles Darwin had been on board the Beagle on an earlier voyage to several parts of the Southern Hemisphere . See also under Darwin . Port Davey T Named after the Lieut - Governor , Sir Thomas Davey . There are three ...
Page 180
... Port Julia SA Named after Mrs Julia Wurm , an early settler . Port Jackson NSW After Sir George Jackson , Judge - Advocate of the Fleet . Captain Cook's Journal of 6 May 1770 reads : ' ... at Noon , we were by observation in the ...
... Port Julia SA Named after Mrs Julia Wurm , an early settler . Port Jackson NSW After Sir George Jackson , Judge - Advocate of the Fleet . Captain Cook's Journal of 6 May 1770 reads : ' ... at Noon , we were by observation in the ...
Page 181
... Port Phillip in honour of the first governor . Matthew Flinders arrived at the harbour in the Investigator in April , and wrote : " This place , as I afterwards learned at Port Jackson , had been discovered ten weeks before by ...
... Port Phillip in honour of the first governor . Matthew Flinders arrived at the harbour in the Investigator in April , and wrote : " This place , as I afterwards learned at Port Jackson , had been discovered ten weeks before by ...
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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