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... south coast of New South Wales . Flinders described the point as ' a long , sloping , projection which I have called Pt Bass ' . Bass Strait T For many years it was believed that Tasmania was part of the mainland . Neither Tasman , Cook ...
... south coast of New South Wales . Flinders described the point as ' a long , sloping , projection which I have called Pt Bass ' . Bass Strait T For many years it was believed that Tasmania was part of the mainland . Neither Tasman , Cook ...
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... South East France . Vaucluse is the French form of the Latin vallis clausa , an enclosed valley . Vaucluse House was ... Wales in 1851 , the new Colony was named after Queen Victoria . Prior to this the area was usually referred to as the ...
... South East France . Vaucluse is the French form of the Latin vallis clausa , an enclosed valley . Vaucluse House was ... Wales in 1851 , the new Colony was named after Queen Victoria . Prior to this the area was usually referred to as the ...
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... South Wales and their Meaning . C. A. Irish , 1927 Nomenclature of South Australia . R. Cockburn , 1908 One Thousand and More Place Names in New South Wales . A. E. Martin . NSW Bookstall Company , 1943 Place Names in Queensland , New ...
... South Wales and their Meaning . C. A. Irish , 1927 Nomenclature of South Australia . R. Cockburn , 1908 One Thousand and More Place Names in New South Wales . A. E. Martin . NSW Bookstall Company , 1943 Place Names in Queensland , New ...
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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