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... survey revealed that Furneaux's Adventure Bay , q.v. , was in fact part of an island separated from the mainland , and d'Entrecasteaux was able to sail through it at the conclusion of his survey . Rear - Admiral Joseph Antoine de Bruni ...
... survey revealed that Furneaux's Adventure Bay , q.v. , was in fact part of an island separated from the mainland , and d'Entrecasteaux was able to sail through it at the conclusion of his survey . Rear - Admiral Joseph Antoine de Bruni ...
Page 130
... survey of the north coast . King had terminated his survey at Disaster Bay on the west coast of the sound named after him . Kingaroy Q Aboriginal . Red ant . However there is some uncertainty about the origin of the name , some saying ...
... survey of the north coast . King had terminated his survey at Disaster Bay on the west coast of the sound named after him . Kingaroy Q Aboriginal . Red ant . However there is some uncertainty about the origin of the name , some saying ...
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... survey of the area in 1846. For a long time there was confusion between this mountain and Kosciusko . The Survey Departments of New South Wales and Victoria had different ideas on the subject , which is treated briefly in the Australian ...
... survey of the area in 1846. For a long time there was confusion between this mountain and Kosciusko . The Survey Departments of New South Wales and Victoria had different ideas on the subject , which is treated briefly in the Australian ...
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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