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... 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 Demeter , the Greek goddess . Cessnock NSW ...
... 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 Demeter , the Greek goddess . Cessnock NSW ...
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... Railway Company which had been granted land on the condition it linked up with the State railway line at Geraldton . Miepoll V The story is that an early police magistrate who seldom ventured to express his own opinion , prefaced his ...
... Railway Company which had been granted land on the condition it linked up with the State railway line at Geraldton . Miepoll V The story is that an early police magistrate who seldom ventured to express his own opinion , prefaced his ...
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... railway construction workers . Tench's Prospect Hill NSW After Watkin Tench , who accompanied Governor Phillip on an ... Railways . Tharbogang NSW Aboriginal . Old woman . Thargomundah Q Aboriginal . Porcupine . Theodore Q After Edward ...
... railway construction workers . Tench's Prospect Hill NSW After Watkin Tench , who accompanied Governor Phillip on an ... Railways . Tharbogang NSW Aboriginal . Old woman . Thargomundah Q Aboriginal . Porcupine . Theodore Q After Edward ...
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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