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... Aboriginal . The original Aboriginal name was Bulla or Bulla Bulla , meaning Two mountains ( Mounts Kembla and Keira ) . As early as 1823 reference was made to a small landholding at ' Bull Eye ' . Other more fanciful meanings for Bulli ...
... Aboriginal . The original Aboriginal name was Bulla or Bulla Bulla , meaning Two mountains ( Mounts Kembla and Keira ) . As early as 1823 reference was made to a small landholding at ' Bull Eye ' . Other more fanciful meanings for Bulli ...
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... Aboriginal name was reinstated . The Ernabella mission was established near the creek in 1937 . Escape Cliffs NT So named because of the narrow escape of two officers of the Beagle in 1829 when they were pursued by Aborigines . When ...
... Aboriginal name was reinstated . The Ernabella mission was established near the creek in 1937 . Escape Cliffs NT So named because of the narrow escape of two officers of the Beagle in 1829 when they were pursued by Aborigines . When ...
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... Aboriginal name of a plant . Ku - ring - gai NSW Aboriginal . Either the name of a local Aboriginal group or clan which occupied the site of the future capital of New South Wales ; or The hunting grounds of the Kuring clan . Kurnell NSW ...
... Aboriginal name of a plant . Ku - ring - gai NSW Aboriginal . Either the name of a local Aboriginal group or clan which occupied the site of the future capital of New South Wales ; or The hunting grounds of the Kuring clan . Kurnell NSW ...
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Aboriginal name Aboriginal word Adelaide Bass Bathurst birthplace Brisbane called Camp Captain Cook coast Colonial command corruption Cove Creek d'Entrecasteaux Dalrymple Discovered and named discovery district Duke Duyfken E. J. Eyre Earl early settler Ernest Giles expedition explorer Fitzroy George gold Goulburn Governor Macquarie Harbour Henry Hill Island Q James John Oxley Kangaroo known Lady Nelson Lake later Leichhardt Lieut Lieut-Governor Lord Matthew Flinders McDouall Stuart meaning Moreton Mount NSW Mount Q Murray River name was given Named by Captain Named by Flinders Named by Governor Nicolas Baudin NSW Aboriginal NSW Named NT Named origin P. P. King Peak Peninsula Plains probably Q Aboriginal Q Discovered Queensland River NSW River Q Named river was discovered rock Scotland settlement South Australia South Wales station Strait survey surveyor Surveyor-General Swamp Sydney T. L. Mitchell Tasman Tasmania Thomas town township tree vessel Victoria water hole Western Australia William wrote