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Alexander Wyclif Reed. Judgment Rock T A curious name which is explained by Flinders's entry : ... two or three rocks , one of which obtained the name of Judgment Rock , from its resemblance to an elevated seat ' . Jukes , Mount Q So ...
Alexander Wyclif Reed. Judgment Rock T A curious name which is explained by Flinders's entry : ... two or three rocks , one of which obtained the name of Judgment Rock , from its resemblance to an elevated seat ' . Jukes , Mount Q So ...
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... rock that was struck by Moses , producing a stream of water for the thirsty Israelites , and was certainly an ... rock here , discovered by C. C. Hunt in 1864. It was near this rock that the Aborigines cut ' timber ' for making spears ...
... rock that was struck by Moses , producing a stream of water for the thirsty Israelites , and was certainly an ... rock here , discovered by C. C. Hunt in 1864. It was near this rock that the Aborigines cut ' timber ' for making spears ...
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... Rock . The name for this guano - covered basalt rock has been retained in the form Pedra Blanca . Furneaux recorded the name Swilly on his chart , doubtless after his birthplace near Plymouth . Peechelba V Peel Island Q Aboriginal ...
... Rock . The name for this guano - covered basalt rock has been retained in the form Pedra Blanca . Furneaux recorded the name Swilly on his chart , doubtless after his birthplace near Plymouth . Peechelba V Peel Island Q Aboriginal ...
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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