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Page 94
... reaching the settlement at Port Essington . They left the Darling Downs on 1 October 1844 , crossing several rivers and ranges , chief of which were the Dawson and Exhibition Ranges , the latter being reached in November . Eyre Creek Q ...
... reaching the settlement at Port Essington . They left the Darling Downs on 1 October 1844 , crossing several rivers and ranges , chief of which were the Dawson and Exhibition Ranges , the latter being reached in November . Eyre Creek Q ...
Page 96
... reached the watershed , at the end of November in the same year . The first stream that flowed westward down a gentle and fertile valley convinced Evans and his companions that they had reached their goal . The river was then given its ...
... reached the watershed , at the end of November in the same year . The first stream that flowed westward down a gentle and fertile valley convinced Evans and his companions that they had reached their goal . The river was then given its ...
Page 149
... reached the western shore of Port Phillip at the conclusion of their 11 weeks overland journey ( and believed they had reached Westernport ) , and an abortive settlement was located here to prevent French ambitions , it was not until ...
... reached the western shore of Port Phillip at the conclusion of their 11 weeks overland journey ( and believed they had reached Westernport ) , and an abortive settlement was located here to prevent French ambitions , it was not until ...
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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