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... Fitzroy . Fitzroy Gardens V Fitzroy Island Q After Sir Charles Fitzroy . Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry Fitzroy , third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister at the time of Cook's departure . Fitzroy River Q ...
... Fitzroy . Fitzroy Gardens V Fitzroy Island Q After Sir Charles Fitzroy . Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after Augustus Henry Fitzroy , third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister at the time of Cook's departure . Fitzroy River Q ...
Page 148
... FitzRoy , the wife of the Governor , Sir Charles FitzRoy . Aboriginal names were Goodna , Monoboola , Morraboocoola , and Yaboon . Discovered by J. McDouall Stuart in 1862 and named Maryborough Q The town takes its name from the river ...
... FitzRoy , the wife of the Governor , Sir Charles FitzRoy . Aboriginal names were Goodna , Monoboola , Morraboocoola , and Yaboon . Discovered by J. McDouall Stuart in 1862 and named Maryborough Q The town takes its name from the river ...
Page 153
... Fitzroy was established near the ironworks , and in 1862 Crown land was subdivided and named the ' Village of Fitzroy ' . Another subdivision was named New Sheffield because of the association of the ironworks . The area was also known ...
... Fitzroy was established near the ironworks , and in 1862 Crown land was subdivided and named the ' Village of Fitzroy ' . Another subdivision was named New Sheffield because of the association of the ironworks . The area was also known ...
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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