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... Queensland and was finally killed by the crew of his fishing vessel . Cadibarrawirracanna , Lake SA Aboriginal . The longest recognised place name in Australia . Its claim could be challenged by Mirranpongapongunna , and , doubtless the ...
... Queensland and was finally killed by the crew of his fishing vessel . Cadibarrawirracanna , Lake SA Aboriginal . The longest recognised place name in Australia . Its claim could be challenged by Mirranpongapongunna , and , doubtless the ...
Page 176
... Queensland from the Beagle , when at the Albert River in 1841 , his prophetic spirit rose to lyrical heights . In Discoveries in Australia , published in 1846 , he prophesied that the horizons of the area he had named The Plains of ...
... Queensland from the Beagle , when at the Albert River in 1841 , his prophetic spirit rose to lyrical heights . In Discoveries in Australia , published in 1846 , he prophesied that the horizons of the area he had named The Plains of ...
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... Queensland and the Northern Territory . The hardwood peg he drove into the ground to mark the junction of South Australia , Queensland , and Northern Territory became known as Poeppel's Peg . Further surveys were carried out by W. H. ...
... Queensland and the Northern Territory . The hardwood peg he drove into the ground to mark the junction of South Australia , Queensland , and Northern Territory became known as Poeppel's Peg . Further surveys were carried out by W. H. ...
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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