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... origin of this name will probably never be known . Two versions are current : 1. That it is a corruption of Colin Campbell ( Sir Colin Campbell , later Lord Clyde ) , who commanded the Highland Brigade in the Crimean War , and who later ...
... origin of this name will probably never be known . Two versions are current : 1. That it is a corruption of Colin Campbell ( Sir Colin Campbell , later Lord Clyde ) , who commanded the Highland Brigade in the Crimean War , and who later ...
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... origin of the name of the suburb . Croydon NSW After Croydon , Kent , the site of London's first civil airport . It was a very ancient English town with a proud history , appearing in the Doomsday Book as Croindene , but earlier still ...
... origin of the name of the suburb . Croydon NSW After Croydon , Kent , the site of London's first civil airport . It was a very ancient English town with a proud history , appearing in the Doomsday Book as Croindene , but earlier still ...
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... origin was suspect , the present name was substituted . Holder SA After Sir Frederick Holder , whom Alfred Deakin described : ' No Speaker more gentle , patient , or equitable , has ever presided . ' Holmwood NSW After a place in Surrey ...
... origin was suspect , the present name was substituted . Holder SA After Sir Frederick Holder , whom Alfred Deakin described : ' No Speaker more gentle , patient , or equitable , has ever presided . ' Holmwood NSW After a place in Surrey ...
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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