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... Queensland and was finally killed by the crew of his fishing vessel . Cadibarrawirracanna , Lake SA Aboriginal . The longest recognised place name in Australia . Its claim could be challenged by Mirranpongapongunna , and , doubtless the ...
... Queensland and was finally killed by the crew of his fishing vessel . Cadibarrawirracanna , Lake SA Aboriginal . The longest recognised place name in Australia . Its claim could be challenged by Mirranpongapongunna , and , doubtless the ...
Page 171
... Queensland . Palmerston ; Palmerston Range Q Christie Palmerston , adventurer , explorer , and bushman , and discoverer of the Daintree Pass , is a legendary figure in northern Queensland . Stories are told of how he nursed the sick ...
... Queensland . Palmerston ; Palmerston Range Q Christie Palmerston , adventurer , explorer , and bushman , and discoverer of the Daintree Pass , is a legendary figure in northern Queensland . Stories are told of how he nursed the sick ...
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... Queensland being so named for obvious reasons . Stansbury SA The name was chosen by Governor Musgrave ; originally Oyster Bay . Stanthorpe Q Known as a tin - mining area from 1872 to 1900 , the name coming from Stannum , the Latin word ...
... Queensland being so named for obvious reasons . Stansbury SA The name was chosen by Governor Musgrave ; originally Oyster Bay . Stanthorpe Q Known as a tin - mining area from 1872 to 1900 , the name coming from Stannum , the Latin word ...
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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