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... water holes were discovered by J. McDouall Stuart on 18 April 1860 , in the Reynolds Range . One of these , which he ... hole ' thirty yards in diameter and 100 in circumference ' was sufficiently important to justify a name . Anne ...
... water holes were discovered by J. McDouall Stuart on 18 April 1860 , in the Reynolds Range . One of these , which he ... hole ' thirty yards in diameter and 100 in circumference ' was sufficiently important to justify a name . Anne ...
Page 53
... water hole to drink . The first sheep station , owned by C. C. Dutton , was called the Callanna . Callignee V Aboriginal . Water . Callington SA After a town in Cornwall , meaning ' village by a grove of trees ' . Calliope ; Calliope ...
... water hole to drink . The first sheep station , owned by C. C. Dutton , was called the Callanna . Callignee V Aboriginal . Water . Callington SA After a town in Cornwall , meaning ' village by a grove of trees ' . Calliope ; Calliope ...
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... Water hole by the river . Aboriginal . Fish . Munro V After a saw - miller who lived there . Murchison V An early ... Water lily . Murnpeowie SA Aboriginal . Pigeon water . Bronze - wing pigeons were accustomed to resort to this water ...
... Water hole by the river . Aboriginal . Fish . Munro V After a saw - miller who lived there . Murchison V An early ... Water lily . Murnpeowie SA Aboriginal . Pigeon water . Bronze - wing pigeons were accustomed to resort to this water ...
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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