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... Hill NSW First called Vinegar Hill ( not to be confused with the hill of the same name which later became Rouse Hill ) . The name offended Governor Macquarie , who in 1820 ordered ' a finger board . . . to be painted with the name ...
... Hill NSW First called Vinegar Hill ( not to be confused with the hill of the same name which later became Rouse Hill ) . The name offended Governor Macquarie , who in 1820 ordered ' a finger board . . . to be painted with the name ...
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... Hill SA Discovered on 8 March 1802 by Matthew Flinders who wrote : ' ... the ridge of hills turns suddenly from the ... hill , where the direction of the hill is changed , was called Elbow Hill . ' Elder Range SA After Alexander Lang ...
... Hill SA Discovered on 8 March 1802 by Matthew Flinders who wrote : ' ... the ridge of hills turns suddenly from the ... hill , where the direction of the hill is changed , was called Elbow Hill . ' Elder Range SA After Alexander Lang ...
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... Hill * Hicks - Beach , Sir M. E .: Beachport * Hill , William : Hillston * Hill , William : Wakefield River Hindmarsh , Governor Sir John : Hindmarsh * ; Lake Hindmarsh * Hobart , Robert : Hobart * Hobson , Captain William : Point Cook ...
... Hill * Hicks - Beach , Sir M. E .: Beachport * Hill , William : Hillston * Hill , William : Wakefield River Hindmarsh , Governor Sir John : Hindmarsh * ; Lake Hindmarsh * Hobart , Robert : Hobart * Hobson , Captain William : Point Cook ...
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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