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... wrote in his Journal on 15 May : ' This place having a black , wild appearance I have this day named it Black - Heath . It affords however plenty of good water for man and beast and tolerable good feed for the latter . ' Major Antill ...
... wrote in his Journal on 15 May : ' This place having a black , wild appearance I have this day named it Black - Heath . It affords however plenty of good water for man and beast and tolerable good feed for the latter . ' Major Antill ...
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... wrote of Wilson Promontory ( which he named Furneaux Land ) that it was ' a corner - stone of this great island , New Holland ' . Flinders followed up this imaginative concept later in the year by naming Corner Inlet . Corny Point SA ...
... wrote of Wilson Promontory ( which he named Furneaux Land ) that it was ' a corner - stone of this great island , New Holland ' . Flinders followed up this imaginative concept later in the year by naming Corner Inlet . Corny Point SA ...
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... wrote Cook on 30 May 1770 , ' which I have named Thirsty Sound , by reason we could find no fresh water . . . ' Thirlmere NSW After a lake in Cumberland that supplies water to Manchester . Formerly known as Picton Lakes . Thirroul NSW ...
... wrote Cook on 30 May 1770 , ' which I have named Thirsty Sound , by reason we could find no fresh water . . . ' Thirlmere NSW After a lake in Cumberland that supplies water to Manchester . Formerly known as Picton Lakes . Thirroul NSW ...
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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