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... township in Scotland . Abrolhos Islands WA Abundance , Mount Q See Houtman's Abrolhos Islands . After T. L. Mitchell's expedition left Boree , near Orange , in December 1845 , promising country was found in the Maranoa region . The ...
... township in Scotland . Abrolhos Islands WA Abundance , Mount Q See Houtman's Abrolhos Islands . After T. L. Mitchell's expedition left Boree , near Orange , in December 1845 , promising country was found in the Maranoa region . The ...
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... township . Eventually the European name survived , which seems a pity , especially as it has the same meaning as the Aboriginal name . Brooklyn NSW Broome WA After Brooklyn , New York . The well - known pearling port ( known as the Port ...
... township . Eventually the European name survived , which seems a pity , especially as it has the same meaning as the Aboriginal name . Brooklyn NSW Broome WA After Brooklyn , New York . The well - known pearling port ( known as the Port ...
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... township was gazetted a borough in 1855 . Castlereagh ; Castlereagh River NSW On 6 December 1810 Governor Macquarie noted in his Journal : ' The township for the Evan or Nepean District I have named Castlereagh in honour of Lord ...
... township was gazetted a borough in 1855 . Castlereagh ; Castlereagh River NSW On 6 December 1810 Governor Macquarie noted in his Journal : ' The township for the Evan or Nepean District I have named Castlereagh in honour of Lord ...
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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