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the natives. Still a little further east is the spot where the brig 

 Fanny was wrecked June 21st, 1838, fortunately without loss of 

 life fvide Register, September 8th, 1838). The brig Mariner was 

 also wrecked near here in November, 1845, being driven high and 

 dry upon the beach, east of the Murray mouth, to the terror of the 

 passengers, who all escaped, but were in fear of the natives, who 

 had some years previously treacherously murdered the crew of the 

 Maria, at a spot on the Coorong, not far distant. 



Morgan. — Named after the late Sir William Morgan, M.L.C., 

 April 2oth, 1878. 



McLeay, Point. — Mission station established October 4th, 1859. 

 Named December 6th, 1837, by Messrs. Strangways and Hutchin- 

 son, after Mr. George McLeay, who accompanied Sturt. Register, 

 January 20th, 1838. 



Musgruve Ranges. — Named by W. C. Gosse, afterwards Deputy 

 Surveyor-General, October 12th, 1873, after Governor Sir A. 

 Musgrave. 



Morris, Mount.— Ndime^i by W. C. Gosse, October 20th, 1873, 

 after a personal friend. 



Mylor. — Township named bv Acting Governor Boucaut, April 

 27th, 1891. 



Moorundie. — A police station on the west side of the Mm ray 

 established, 1839, for protection of both Europeans and natives. 

 E. J. Plyre, Dr. Moorhouse, and others occupied it in charge at 

 different times. 



Northumberland, Cape. — Named by Lieutenant J. Grant, 

 December 3rd, 1800, after the duke of that title. 



Nelson, Cape. — Named by Lieutenant J. Grant, December 5th, 

 1800, after his ship. 



Neptune Islands. — Named by Flinders, 1802. 



Nepean Bay. — Named by Flinders, March 21st, 1802, after the 

 first Secretary of the Admiralty, afterwards Sir Evan Nepean. 



Netvland, Lake. — Discovered and named by Eyre, September, 

 1839, after Rev. R. W. Newland, of Encounter Bay. 



Norton'.'i Summit. — After the late Robert Norton, who, with his 

 bullock dray, in 1851, was the first to scale this up to that time 

 inaccessible hill. Register, June 17th. 1H93. 



Nairne. — Town surveyed September 16th, 1859. Named by the 

 proprietor. Matt. Smillie. 



Onkaparinga, River. — Discovered by Captain Collet Barker, 

 April 17th, 1831, whilst searching the gulf for an outlet for the 

 waters of Lake Alexandrina, crossing the bar in his boat ; he 

 records the name as Ponkepurringa. 



Pearce, Point. — Named by Fhnders, March 17th, 1802. Native 

 mission established. A large town surveyed here about 1840, but 

 never sold. 



Pagei, 'I he. — Named by Flinders, April 7th, 1802. 



