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... Matthew Flinders , made a number of notable journeys . In his Voyage to Terra Australis , Flinders wrote of Bass : ' I had the happiness to find a man whose ardour for discovery was not to be repressed by any obstacles nor deterred by ...
... Matthew Flinders , made a number of notable journeys . In his Voyage to Terra Australis , Flinders wrote of Bass : ' I had the happiness to find a man whose ardour for discovery was not to be repressed by any obstacles nor deterred by ...
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... Flinders . The name is also applied to the group of five islands , of which Flinders Island is the largest . Flinders Island T Named by Governor P. G. King after Matthew Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders ...
... Flinders . The name is also applied to the group of five islands , of which Flinders Island is the largest . Flinders Island T Named by Governor P. G. King after Matthew Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders Passage SA In 1802 Matthew Flinders had the difficult task of surveying Torres Strait and the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula . The Investigator was at ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 . Flinders Passage SA In 1802 Matthew Flinders had the difficult task of surveying Torres Strait and the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula . The Investigator was at ...
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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