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... Birthplace of a king , or Birthplace of a great king . As any con- cept of royalty was foreign to Aboriginal mentality , it would seem that the name is proper tribute to a man with extraordinary capacity for leadership . Bogan River NSW ...
... Birthplace of a king , or Birthplace of a great king . As any con- cept of royalty was foreign to Aboriginal mentality , it would seem that the name is proper tribute to a man with extraordinary capacity for leadership . Bogan River NSW ...
Page 199
... birthplace in Lancashire . It was earlier known as Nerang Heads . The Aboriginal name was Goo - en . Spec , Mount Q The name originated in 1896 when tin and wolfram were being discovered in the locality , thus raising much speculation ...
... birthplace in Lancashire . It was earlier known as Nerang Heads . The Aboriginal name was Goo - en . Spec , Mount Q The name originated in 1896 when tin and wolfram were being discovered in the locality , thus raising much speculation ...
Page 228
... birthplace of Qantas in November 1920 . Winton V The birthplace in Westmoreland of the surveyor J. G. Wilmot . Wirega NSW Aboriginal . Cleared ground . Wirilya SA Wirrabara SA Aboriginal . Home of the native ground lark . Wirraminna SA ...
... birthplace of Qantas in November 1920 . Winton V The birthplace in Westmoreland of the surveyor J. G. Wilmot . Wirega NSW Aboriginal . Cleared ground . Wirilya SA Wirrabara SA Aboriginal . Home of the native ground lark . Wirraminna SA ...
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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