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... coast of New South Wales , by all such opportunities as the duty of the ship and procurable means could admit . ' Some of the discoveries were made in an eight - foot boat christened Tom Thumb . Bass's most notable voyage was made in ...
... coast of New South Wales , by all such opportunities as the duty of the ship and procurable means could admit . ' Some of the discoveries were made in an eight - foot boat christened Tom Thumb . Bass's most notable voyage was made in ...
Page 56
... coast of New Guinea in the Pera . On 12 April the northern coast of Australia was sighted near the present Port Musgrave on Cape York Peninsula . He called the gulf Carpentaria after Pieter de Carpentier , Governor - General of the ...
... coast of New Guinea in the Pera . On 12 April the northern coast of Australia was sighted near the present Port Musgrave on Cape York Peninsula . He called the gulf Carpentaria after Pieter de Carpentier , Governor - General of the ...
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... coast of Cape York Peninsula . The Duyfken ( Little Dove ) anchored in what afterwards was called Albatross Bay ... coast in 1619 , the name of the supercargo was given to the coast . Eddystone T There are two rocks of this name in 87.
... coast of Cape York Peninsula . The Duyfken ( Little Dove ) anchored in what afterwards was called Albatross Bay ... coast in 1619 , the name of the supercargo was given to the coast . Eddystone T There are two rocks of this name in 87.
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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