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Alexander Wyclif Reed. Darling River NSW After Sir Ralph Darling . The river was discovered by Charles Sturt , who had set out to find what happened to the rivers that flowed westward . The Macquarie River was followed , and great ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. Darling River NSW After Sir Ralph Darling . The river was discovered by Charles Sturt , who had set out to find what happened to the rivers that flowed westward . The Macquarie River was followed , and great ...
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... river was discovered by Collet Barker in 1831. He used the Aboriginal name but transcribed it as Ponkepurringa . It was visited again in 1836 by Lieut W. G. Field in the Rapid . William Light renamed it Field's River , but later still ...
... river was discovered by Collet Barker in 1831. He used the Aboriginal name but transcribed it as Ponkepurringa . It was visited again in 1836 by Lieut W. G. Field in the Rapid . William Light renamed it Field's River , but later still ...
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... discovered coal , which led to its being called Coal River . A settlement was formed in 1815 , and renamed in 1824 . Richmond River NSW The river was discovered , explored , and named by Captain H. Rous of HMS Rainbow in 1828 . Riley ...
... discovered coal , which led to its being called Coal River . A settlement was formed in 1815 , and renamed in 1824 . Richmond River NSW The river was discovered , explored , and named by Captain H. Rous of HMS Rainbow in 1828 . Riley ...
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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