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To: | "Chris Sanderson" <>, "peter crow" <> |
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Subject: | Help with pronouncing some Aussie bird/plant names |
From: | "Elizabeth Shaw" <> |
Date: | Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:44:42 +1100 |
It was Baudin's expedition to map the Australian coast that sparked Bass'
expedition which 'discovered' Western Port and is the origin of the name of
French Island in the middle of Western Port, as Baudin's expedition was the
first European expedition to explore French Island.
Just a bit of local history! Elizabeth Shaw Phillip Island Victoria |
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