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Charles Throsby

Australian naval surgeon
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  • Australian Capital Territory Physical Map
    Australian Capital Territory
    / History of the Australian Capital Territory

    …explorer in the area was Charles Throsby in 1821, who named the area Limestone Plains. Canberra first became a destination for permanent immigrants in 1824, and by the end of the 1830s most of the land in the district had been settled.

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    …explorer in the area was Charles Throsby in 1821, who named the area Limestone Plains. Canberra first became a destination for permanent immigrants in 1824, and by the end of the 1830s most of the land in the district had been settled.

    Read More