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... tree which provides shade . This quality may be the real meaning of the name given to it by the Aborigines . It is the best fodder tree in Australia , provided bark fibre and edible roots for the Aborigines , and now makes a pleasing ...
... tree which provides shade . This quality may be the real meaning of the name given to it by the Aborigines . It is the best fodder tree in Australia , provided bark fibre and edible roots for the Aborigines , and now makes a pleasing ...
Page 160
... tree , a small silver - grey wattle . Aboriginal . Meeting place . Aboriginal . A corruption of Malp - pinga , Cast - off wife . Aboriginal . Yam . Myamyn V Myponga SA Myrniong V Myrtleford V The name comes from the adjacent Myrtle ...
... tree , a small silver - grey wattle . Aboriginal . Meeting place . Aboriginal . A corruption of Malp - pinga , Cast - off wife . Aboriginal . Yam . Myamyn V Myponga SA Myrniong V Myrtleford V The name comes from the adjacent Myrtle ...
Page 207
... tree . Taripta V Taroom Q Aboriginal . A contraction of Tarrabit or Tareebin , Native Aboriginal . Small trees in swamp . Aboriginal . Lime tree . Taronga Park NSW Aboriginal . Taronga means Good view . Tarra River ; Tarra Valley V ...
... tree . Taripta V Taroom Q Aboriginal . A contraction of Tarrabit or Tareebin , Native Aboriginal . Small trees in swamp . Aboriginal . Lime tree . Taronga Park NSW Aboriginal . Taronga means Good view . Tarra River ; Tarra Valley V ...
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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