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... 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 Discovered and named ... Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 .
... 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 Discovered and named ... Flinders who circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land in 1798 .
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... Flinders stated that the Aboriginal name was Watta Mowlee . Wauchope NSW It is said that Wauchope was named after Captain Wauch or Wauche , who came to New South Wales in 1836 and was given a grant of land which he named Wauchope , to ...
... Flinders stated that the Aboriginal name was Watta Mowlee . Wauchope NSW It is said that Wauchope was named after Captain Wauch or Wauche , who came to New South Wales in 1836 and was given a grant of land which he named Wauchope , to ...
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... named in honour of the Governor of Amboine . However , the name Wessel later appeared on Dutch charts and was used by Flinders in 1803. Two intriguing names of capes on the main Wessel Island were applied by the skipper of the Arnhem ...
... named in honour of the Governor of Amboine . However , the name Wessel later appeared on Dutch charts and was used by Flinders in 1803. Two intriguing names of capes on the main Wessel Island were applied by the skipper of the Arnhem ...
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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