Place names of Australia

Aboriginal name Aboriginal word Adelaide Alexander Bathurst Blue Mountains Brisbane called Camp Cape Captain Cook coast corruption Creek d'Entrecasteaux Discovered and named discovery district Duke Duyfken E. J. Eyre Earl early settler Edward Ernest Giles expedition explorer Fitzroy Goulburn Governor Macquarie Gulf Harbour Henry Hill Island Q James John Oxley Joseph Kangaroo known Lady Nelson Lake later Leichhardt Lieut Lieut-Governor Lord MacDonnell Matthew Flinders McDouall Stuart meaning Mount NSW Mount Wellington Murray River name was given Named by Captain Named by Flinders Named by Governor Nicolas Baudin NSW Aboriginal NSW Named NT Named P. P. King Peak Peninsula Plains Point Q Aboriginal Q Discovered Queensland Range River NSW River Q Named river was discovered Robert rock settlement Sir John South Australia South Wales station Strait survey surveyor Swamp Sydney T. L. Mitchell Tasman Tasmania Thomas town township tree Victoria water hole Wellington Western Australia William wrote