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... expedition in 1844 and 45 , Captain Sturt , as a mark of gratitude for the great kindness I received from him on that journey . ' Stuart was fully justified in his use of the word Central , for he was within 30 minutes of the centre of ...
... expedition in 1844 and 45 , Captain Sturt , as a mark of gratitude for the great kindness I received from him on that journey . ' Stuart was fully justified in his use of the word Central , for he was within 30 minutes of the centre of ...
Page 116
... expedition in 1874 J. V. Mulligan crossed the Mitchell River and discovered another which he named after William Oswald Hodgkinson , who had been a member of McKinlay's expedition in search of Burke and Wills in 1862. See also Mulligan ...
... expedition in 1874 J. V. Mulligan crossed the Mitchell River and discovered another which he named after William Oswald Hodgkinson , who had been a member of McKinlay's expedition in search of Burke and Wills in 1862. See also Mulligan ...
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... expedition found that six of the men left at Weymouth Bay had died of starvation . The only survivors of the expedition were the botanist , Carron , Goddard , and Jacky Jacky . Kent Group T Discovered by Matthew Flinders , who had been ...
... expedition found that six of the men left at Weymouth Bay had died of starvation . The only survivors of the expedition were the botanist , Carron , Goddard , and Jacky Jacky . Kent Group T Discovered by Matthew Flinders , who had been ...
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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