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the latter stream shall in future be named the River Bremer in the 

 public maps, in order to avoid confusion in the geo-iraphical des- 

 cription of localities in the province." It would have saved the 

 compiler of this paper no little time and vexation had the informa- 

 tion been then given that the name was selected in honor of Sir 

 James .John Gordon Bremer, K.C.H., formerly a lieutenant at 

 Melville Island, afterwards in the Allic/ator or the Britomart, and 

 founded the settlement at Port Essington in 1837. 



Catastrophe, Cape. — Named by Flinders in 1802, on account of 

 the loss of several men and a boat, on the 21st of February. 



Corny Point. — Named by Flinders, March 18th. 1802. 



Culver Paint. — Named by Flinders. January 18th, 1802. 



Carpenter Rocks. — Named by N. Baudin, 1802. 



Coffin, Mount. — Named by Stuart, 1857-8, after a bullock-driver. 



Coromandel Valley. — So named bee ause the whole crew of a ship 

 of that name, which arrived at the Fort January 12th, 1837, 

 deserted and hid in this locality until the ship sailed. 



Cudlce Creek. — First settled in 1838; native name, '• Kudlie," 

 meaning dog. 



Cock's Creek (now called Cox's Creek). — Named after Robert 

 Cock, who, with live others, made the first attempt to find a pass- 

 able track from the Tiers to Mount Barker, in June, 1838. 



Coorong. — Seen by Messrs. Strangways and Hutchinson, Decem- 

 ber, 1837. First explored by Mr. Pullen, who with Dr. Penny, 

 five boatmen, one policeman, and three natives, proceeded in a 

 boat from Goolwa (or the Elbow) on the 29th and 30th July, 

 1840, to investigate the reported wreck of the Maria and the 

 murder of her passengers by the natives fvide Gazette, August 

 13th, 1840). The name was officially reported by Major O'Hallorau 

 to Colonel Gawler fvide Government Gazette, September 10th, 

 1840). It had been several times entered by Mr. Pullen prior to 

 this. 



Cooper, Mount. — Named by E. J. Eyre, September 18th, 1839, 

 after the Judge of South Australia, afterwards Sir Charles Cooper. 



Cooper's Creek or Barcoo (see Barcoo). — Discovered and named 

 by Sturt, October 13th, 1845, after Sir Charles Cooper. Mitchell, 

 the explorer, subsequently called it Victoria River. 



Chase's Range. — Named after Dr. Chase, who first visited 

 Arkaba and Wilpena, 1851. 



Capel Sound — Named by Capt. Crozier after his Commander-in- 

 Chief. (James' S.A., p. 287). 



Currency Creek. — Named after the first boat that entered it, by 

 T. B. Strangways and Y. B. Hutchinson, December 5th, 1837; 

 native name, " Bungung." A large town Avas surveyed here for 

 English proprietors. 



Donnington, Cape. — Named by Flinders, February 25th, 1802. 



Darke's Peak. — Locality where Mr. John Charles Darke was 

 speared by natives, October 24th, 1844, when looking for good 



