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... Victoria Desert SA , WA Crossed from east to west by Ernest Giles in 1874 , he travelled nearly 500 km without finding water until he reached a supply which he named the Great Victoria Spring . The desert was given the same name ...
... Victoria Desert SA , WA Crossed from east to west by Ernest Giles in 1874 , he travelled nearly 500 km without finding water until he reached a supply which he named the Great Victoria Spring . The desert was given the same name ...
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... Victoria . Queensland The state was named in honour of Queen Victoria at her own request . Before its separation from New South Wales it was usually known as the Moreton Bay district . At the time of separation several names were ...
... Victoria . Queensland The state was named in honour of Queen Victoria at her own request . Before its separation from New South Wales it was usually known as the Moreton Bay district . At the time of separation several names were ...
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... Victoria * ; Lake Victoria * ; Mount Victoria * ; Victoria Ranges * , Victoria River * , Victoria Spring * Visscher , Pilot - Major : Blackman Bay Vlamingh , Willem de : See de Vlamingh Von Doussa , Louis : Von Doussa * Von Mueller ...
... Victoria * ; Lake Victoria * ; Mount Victoria * ; Victoria Ranges * , Victoria River * , Victoria Spring * Visscher , Pilot - Major : Blackman Bay Vlamingh , Willem de : See de Vlamingh Von Doussa , Louis : Von Doussa * Von Mueller ...
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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