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#24109. Dick
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What was the original colonial name for Austrlia?
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tented
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Before being 'discovered' the existance of a southern continent was hypothesised and called 'Terra Australis'. When the Dutch ran across parts of it they called it New Holland and when Cook arrived he misspelled it and named it Astralia.
Nov 09 02, 10:23 AM
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Barrow
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That poxy place. Capt. Jas Cook: 'Look at that poxy place'.
Nov 09 02, 2:39 PM
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Fosse4
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Australia was origininally called Terra Australis incognita - the unknown southern land
Nov 09 02, 10:07 PM
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