Place Names of Australia |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 83
Page 59
... Western Australia . Ceratodus Q This railway station bears the scientific name of the Queensland lungfish , which is regarded as a living fossil . Ceres NSW Probably after the ancient Roman corn - goddess , who was identified with ...
... Western Australia . Ceratodus Q This railway station bears the scientific name of the Queensland lungfish , which is regarded as a living fossil . Ceres NSW Probably after the ancient Roman corn - goddess , who was identified with ...
Page 185
... Western Australia , he entered and named Recherche Bay to effect repairs to his ships . Red Point NSW Named by Captain Cook . The Journal entry for 25 April 1770 reads : ' . . . a point that I call'd Red Point ; some part of the Land ...
... Western Australia , he entered and named Recherche Bay to effect repairs to his ships . Red Point NSW Named by Captain Cook . The Journal entry for 25 April 1770 reads : ' . . . a point that I call'd Red Point ; some part of the Land ...
Page 225
... West Wyalong . Westall , Mount Q , SA ; Westall Point SA Named by Flinders in January ( SA ) and August ( Q ) 1802 after William Westall , the artist on the Investigator . Western Australia As with the states that separated from New ...
... West Wyalong . Westall , Mount Q , SA ; Westall Point SA Named by Flinders in January ( SA ) and August ( Q ) 1802 after William Westall , the artist on the Investigator . Western Australia As with the states that separated from New ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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