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... corruption of the Gaelic word for Cauldron . Coraki NSW Aboriginal . A corruption of Gurrigai , Blowing up the mountain . Other renderings are : Plain turkey , or from Kurrachee , Mouth of river . Corangamite , Lake V Aboriginal ...
... corruption of the Gaelic word for Cauldron . Coraki NSW Aboriginal . A corruption of Gurrigai , Blowing up the mountain . Other renderings are : Plain turkey , or from Kurrachee , Mouth of river . Corangamite , Lake V Aboriginal ...
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... corruption of Ilburro . Formerly Bulldog Aboriginal . A corruption of Ilburro . Illawarra NSW An adaptation of an Aboriginal word Elouera , Eloura , or Allowrie , variously translated as Pleasant place near the sea , or High place near ...
... corruption of Ilburro . Formerly Bulldog Aboriginal . A corruption of Ilburro . Illawarra NSW An adaptation of an Aboriginal word Elouera , Eloura , or Allowrie , variously translated as Pleasant place near the sea , or High place near ...
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... corruption of Wolumba , Big waterhole . Wombat NSW The Aboriginal name was first recorded when John Price and James ... corruption of Noyamboon , Platypus . The Aboriginal Eustan Williams told Roland Robinson that it was a corruption of ...
... corruption of Wolumba , Big waterhole . Wombat NSW The Aboriginal name was first recorded when John Price and James ... corruption of Noyamboon , Platypus . The Aboriginal Eustan Williams told Roland Robinson that it was a corruption of ...
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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