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... discovery and naming . Duyfken Point Q On 8 November 1802 Matthew Flinders named the point in commemoration of the Dutch vessel Duyfken or Duyfhen . While Torres was threading the strait between Australia and New Guinea in 1606 , Willem ...
... discovery and naming . Duyfken Point Q On 8 November 1802 Matthew Flinders named the point in commemoration of the Dutch vessel Duyfken or Duyfhen . While Torres was threading the strait between Australia and New Guinea in 1606 , Willem ...
Page 148
... discovery there were 12 springs with a perennial water supply . The name Marree was chosen by G. W. Goyder . Marsden NSW After the Rev Samuel Marsden , Chaplain of New South Wales , who was also a magistrate and farmer and an eminent ...
... discovery there were 12 springs with a perennial water supply . The name Marree was chosen by G. W. Goyder . Marsden NSW After the Rev Samuel Marsden , Chaplain of New South Wales , who was also a magistrate and farmer and an eminent ...
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... discovery in Queensland . Silverton NSW So named when a rich silver - lead seam was discovered and mining began , about 1880. Previously the place was known as Umberumberka , the Aboriginal which meant Meeting of two creeks . Simpson ...
... discovery in Queensland . Silverton NSW So named when a rich silver - lead seam was discovered and mining began , about 1880. Previously the place was known as Umberumberka , the Aboriginal which meant Meeting of two creeks . Simpson ...
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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