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... tree , a species of eucalypt , Eucalyptus microtheca . Perpetuated by Paterson's jolly swagman in Waltzing Matilda , who reclined ' under the shade of a coolabah tree ' . Coolac NSW Coolah NSW Aboriginal . Native bear . Aboriginal . Two ...
... tree , a species of eucalypt , Eucalyptus microtheca . Perpetuated by Paterson's jolly swagman in Waltzing Matilda , who reclined ' under the shade of a coolabah tree ' . Coolac NSW Coolah NSW Aboriginal . Native bear . Aboriginal . Two ...
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... tree which provides shade . This quality may be the real meaning of the name given to it by the Aborigines . It is the best fodder tree in Australia , provided bark fibre and edible roots for the Aborigines , and now makes a pleasing ...
... tree which provides shade . This quality may be the real meaning of the name given to it by the Aborigines . It is the best fodder tree in Australia , provided bark fibre and edible roots for the Aborigines , and now makes a pleasing ...
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... tree . Taripta V Taroom Q Aboriginal . A contraction of Tarrabit or Tareebin , Native Aboriginal . Small trees in swamp . Aboriginal . Lime tree . Taronga Park NSW Aboriginal . Taronga means Good view . Tarra River ; Tarra Valley V ...
... tree . Taripta V Taroom Q Aboriginal . A contraction of Tarrabit or Tareebin , Native Aboriginal . Small trees in swamp . Aboriginal . Lime tree . Taronga Park NSW Aboriginal . Taronga means Good view . Tarra River ; Tarra Valley V ...
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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