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... peak Mount Hooker after the noted English botanist . Lindesay's name was given to the peak now known as Mount Barney , but a reallocation was made later . The Aboriginal name of the present Mount Lindesay was Talcumbin or Jalgumbun ...
... peak Mount Hooker after the noted English botanist . Lindesay's name was given to the peak now known as Mount Barney , but a reallocation was made later . The Aboriginal name of the present Mount Lindesay was Talcumbin or Jalgumbun ...
Page 187
... peak , which in the certainty of our search proving successful , we named River Peak . ' Riverina NSW Several of the largest rivers flow through this extensive area in southern New South Wales . They include the Murray , Murrum- bidgee ...
... peak , which in the certainty of our search proving successful , we named River Peak . ' Riverina NSW Several of the largest rivers flow through this extensive area in southern New South Wales . They include the Murray , Murrum- bidgee ...
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... Peak ; Pyranees ; Mount Repose ; St George ; Salvator Peak ; Swan Hill ; Trafalgar ; Mount Trafalgar ; Victoria ( Australia Felix ) ; Mount Victoria ; Victoria Range ; Violet Town ; Wangaratta ; Warrego Range ; Warrego River ; Wimmera ...
... Peak ; Pyranees ; Mount Repose ; St George ; Salvator Peak ; Swan Hill ; Trafalgar ; Mount Trafalgar ; Victoria ( Australia Felix ) ; Mount Victoria ; Victoria Range ; Violet Town ; Wangaratta ; Warrego Range ; Warrego River ; Wimmera ...
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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