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... named after his yacht , which foundered on the New South Wales coast on its return . Boyne River Q Discovered and named in 1823 by John Oxley , who was then Surveyor - General of New South Wales . Boys ' Town NSW Named after and planned ...
... named after his yacht , which foundered on the New South Wales coast on its return . Boyne River Q Discovered and named in 1823 by John Oxley , who was then Surveyor - General of New South Wales . Boys ' Town NSW Named after and planned ...
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... naming . Cockatoo V Named on account of the profusion of these birds . Cockatoo Island NSW A translation of the Aboriginal word Biloela , which was the name given to the industrial school for girls established on the island in 1871. The ...
... naming . Cockatoo V Named on account of the profusion of these birds . Cockatoo Island NSW A translation of the Aboriginal word Biloela , which was the name given to the industrial school for girls established on the island in 1871. The ...
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Alexander Wyclif Reed. McIlwraith Range Q Named by Captain Moresby after Sir Thomas McIlwraith , the Premier of Queensland . Macintyre River NSW Named by Allan Cunningham in 1827 after Peter Macintyre , manager of the Segenhoe station on ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. McIlwraith Range Q Named by Captain Moresby after Sir Thomas McIlwraith , the Premier of Queensland . Macintyre River NSW Named by Allan Cunningham in 1827 after Peter Macintyre , manager of the Segenhoe station on ...
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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