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... Q Aboriginal . A species of pine tree . Curtis Island Q Matthew Flinders discovered and named Port Curtis and Curtis Island in August 1802 and named them after Admiral Sir Roger Curtis who had been of assistance to him when he was at ...
... Q Aboriginal . A species of pine tree . Curtis Island Q Matthew Flinders discovered and named Port Curtis and Curtis Island in August 1802 and named them after Admiral Sir Roger Curtis who had been of assistance to him when he was at ...
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... Q After Dartmouth in Devon . Darwin NT The harbour ( Port Darwin ) was discovered in 1839 by Captain J. C. Wickham of the Beagle , who named it after the famous naturalist who had been on the Beagle in an earlier voyage . In 1864 it was ...
... Q After Dartmouth in Devon . Darwin NT The harbour ( Port Darwin ) was discovered in 1839 by Captain J. C. Wickham of the Beagle , who named it after the famous naturalist who had been on the Beagle in an earlier voyage . In 1864 it was ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. Fitzroy Downs Q Discovered and named by T. L. Mitchell after Governor Sir Charles Fitzroy . Fitzroy Gardens V Fitzroy Island Q After Sir Charles Fitzroy . Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. Fitzroy Downs Q Discovered and named by T. L. Mitchell after Governor Sir Charles Fitzroy . Fitzroy Gardens V Fitzroy Island Q After Sir Charles Fitzroy . Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry ...
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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