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... Ernest Giles , who discovered the lake in 1872 , wished to confer the name of his patron , Ferdinand von Mueller , but Mueller insisted that the lake and nearby mountain be named ' in honour of two enlightened royal patrons of science ...
... Ernest Giles , who discovered the lake in 1872 , wished to confer the name of his patron , Ferdinand von Mueller , but Mueller insisted that the lake and nearby mountain be named ' in honour of two enlightened royal patrons of science ...
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... Ernest Giles after Alfred Gibson , a mem- ber of his second expedition . On 1 May 1874 their water was exhausted . Giles lent Gibson his best horse , the Fair Maid of Perth , and instructed him to return to a cache that had been ...
... Ernest Giles after Alfred Gibson , a mem- ber of his second expedition . On 1 May 1874 their water was exhausted . Giles lent Gibson his best horse , the Fair Maid of Perth , and instructed him to return to a cache that had been ...
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... Ernest Giles and his party camped on the western slopes of the Tompkinson Range , not daring to shift camp until rain came to replenish their supply of water . Eventually Giles became impatient and travelled 80 km across the desert to a ...
... Ernest Giles and his party camped on the western slopes of the Tompkinson Range , not daring to shift camp until rain came to replenish their supply of water . Eventually Giles became impatient and travelled 80 km across the desert to a ...
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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