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... known as Craven Flat , after a shepherd known as ' Old Craven Jack ' because of his ceaseless ' cravin ' for higher wages and a change of scene . Creighton Creek V well - known farmer . Named after W. A. Creighton , a successful and ...
... known as Craven Flat , after a shepherd known as ' Old Craven Jack ' because of his ceaseless ' cravin ' for higher wages and a change of scene . Creighton Creek V well - known farmer . Named after W. A. Creighton , a successful and ...
Page 120
... known as Five Islands , but the name of the group of five islands off Red Point was transferred to part of the coastal district fifty miles south of Sydney , later known by the Aboriginal name of Illawarra . It was in use in 1806 . In ...
... known as Five Islands , but the name of the group of five islands off Red Point was transferred to part of the coastal district fifty miles south of Sydney , later known by the Aboriginal name of Illawarra . It was in use in 1806 . In ...
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... known as Myall Creek , the river finally took its name from the Presbyterian mission at Weipa . Mitchell Q After Sir ... known explorer who conferred many place names and was Surveyor - General of New South Wales . The Mitchell River in ...
... known as Myall Creek , the river finally took its name from the Presbyterian mission at Weipa . Mitchell Q After Sir ... known explorer who conferred many place names and was Surveyor - General of New South Wales . The Mitchell River in ...
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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