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... NSW Aboriginal . Sandpiper . Possibly a corruption of Biligow Aboriginal . Running creek . Billiatt Springs NT Named by J. McDouall Stuart in 1862 after John W. Billiatt ' in token of my approbation of his thoughtful , generous and ...
... NSW Aboriginal . Sandpiper . Possibly a corruption of Biligow Aboriginal . Running creek . Billiatt Springs NT Named by J. McDouall Stuart in 1862 after John W. Billiatt ' in token of my approbation of his thoughtful , generous and ...
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... Aboriginal . Water in head . Kulpara SA Kunama NSW Aboriginal . Snow . Kundabung NSW Aboriginal . Place where apple trees grow . Aboriginal . Native companion . Kungala NSW Aboriginal . To shout , or Listen . Kunlara SA Kununurra WA ...
... Aboriginal . Water in head . Kulpara SA Kunama NSW Aboriginal . Snow . Kundabung NSW Aboriginal . Place where apple trees grow . Aboriginal . Native companion . Kungala NSW Aboriginal . To shout , or Listen . Kunlara SA Kununurra WA ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. Yannergee NSW Yarck V Yarra NSW Aboriginal . To walk . Aboriginal . Long river . Aboriginal . Red gum tree . Yarra River V Aboriginal . The present name was first used by Europeans when J. H. Wedge surveyed the ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. Yannergee NSW Yarck V Yarra NSW Aboriginal . To walk . Aboriginal . Long river . Aboriginal . Red gum tree . Yarra River V Aboriginal . The present name was first used by Europeans when J. H. Wedge surveyed the ...
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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