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... probably after a local settler . Dubbo NSW Aboriginal . Head covering , or skull - cap . Probably from Tubbo . Headgear of this kind was made of several kinds of material such as netted headbands or possum fur . There is reason to ...
... probably after a local settler . Dubbo NSW Aboriginal . Head covering , or skull - cap . Probably from Tubbo . Headgear of this kind was made of several kinds of material such as netted headbands or possum fur . There is reason to ...
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... probably on account of its shape . Head , Range NT Named by J. McDouall Stuart in 1860 after Benjamin Head , a member of his expedition . Healesville V After Sir Richard Heales , Premier of Victoria . Heathcote NSW Probably after ...
... probably on account of its shape . Head , Range NT Named by J. McDouall Stuart in 1860 after Benjamin Head , a member of his expedition . Healesville V After Sir Richard Heales , Premier of Victoria . Heathcote NSW Probably after ...
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... Probably named by E. W. Rudder because of its likeness to the English valley . Meaning , Cymi's island . Kempton T After an early resident , Anthony Fenn Kemp . Formerly Green Ponds , so named because of the ponds in the vicinity ...
... Probably named by E. W. Rudder because of its likeness to the English valley . Meaning , Cymi's island . Kempton T After an early resident , Anthony Fenn Kemp . Formerly Green Ponds , so named because of the ponds in the vicinity ...
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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