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... Duyfken passed across the mouth of Albatross Bay in 1606 , and the captain recorded the name Vliege Baij ( Fly Bay ) on his chart . Albatross Island T Matthew Flinders wrote in his journal on 9 December 1798 : ' Although we kept to the ...
... Duyfken passed across the mouth of Albatross Bay in 1606 , and the captain recorded the name Vliege Baij ( Fly Bay ) on his chart . Albatross Island T Matthew Flinders wrote in his journal on 9 December 1798 : ' Although we kept to the ...
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... Duyfken Point Q On 8 November 1802 Matthew Flinders named the point in commemoration of the Dutch vessel Duyfken or Duyfhen . While Torres was threading the strait between Australia and New Guinea in 1606 , Willem Jansz sailed into the ...
... Duyfken Point Q On 8 November 1802 Matthew Flinders named the point in commemoration of the Dutch vessel Duyfken or Duyfhen . While Torres was threading the strait between Australia and New Guinea in 1606 , Willem Jansz sailed into the ...
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... Duyfken in 1606 , when a boat party went up an estuary . More recent research shows that the boat navigated the estuary of the Dulhunty and Ducie Rivers which flow into Port Musgrave where the Duyfken was anchored . Jan Carstensz named ...
... Duyfken in 1606 , when a boat party went up an estuary . More recent research shows that the boat navigated the estuary of the Dulhunty and Ducie Rivers which flow into Port Musgrave where the Duyfken was anchored . Jan Carstensz named ...
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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