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Page 52
... vessel . A contest developed between Cadell and W. R. Randell . Cadell won the ' race ' , but did not collect the reward , for the Government had specified an iron vessel . Randell , who piloted the Mary Ann , was awarded the cash , but ...
... vessel . A contest developed between Cadell and W. R. Randell . Cadell won the ' race ' , but did not collect the reward , for the Government had specified an iron vessel . Randell , who piloted the Mary Ann , was awarded the cash , but ...
Page 69
... vessel had been holed on the Barrier Reef , was named in honour of the captain . The crew remained there for 45 days , from 18 June to 4 August repairing the vessel and gathering food and water . Coolabah NSW Aboriginal . The well ...
... vessel had been holed on the Barrier Reef , was named in honour of the captain . The crew remained there for 45 days , from 18 June to 4 August repairing the vessel and gathering food and water . Coolabah NSW Aboriginal . The well ...
Page 92
... Vessel to carry us to the East Indies ; no sooner were we made sencible that the outward application to the Ship's bottom had taken effect , than the field of every Man's hopes inlarged so that we thought of nothing but ranging along ...
... Vessel to carry us to the East Indies ; no sooner were we made sencible that the outward application to the Ship's bottom had taken effect , than the field of every Man's hopes inlarged so that we thought of nothing but ranging along ...
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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