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Tarn o' Shunter Creek. — Named after the vessel Tayn 6'Shanter, 

 which arrived at Port Adelaide on October 5th, 1836. "December 

 18th, 1836, at 11 a.m., the Tarn d Shanter struck on the edge of 

 the western sandspit, having three fathoms of water imder half her 

 length. She remained until 22nd, about 4 p m., when she was 

 hove off, both crews assisting." — Extract from Colonel Light's 

 diary. 



Taylor's Isles. — Named by Flinders, 1802, in memory of the 

 yovmg gentleman, a midshipman, who was lost in the cutter Avith 

 Mr. Thistle. 



Thevenard Cape. — Named by Flinders, 1802. Name of com- 

 jnler of ])lan in his possession showing Nuyt's Archipelago. 



'iermination Hill. — Named by Eyre, August 3rd, 1840. It is 

 the southern extremity of a range, and marked the bmit of his 

 exploration north-westward, excepting the point he sighted and 

 named Mount Nor'- West. 



Terowie. — Native name of small creek upon which Messrs. 

 Chewing & Hiles's station was built many years ago. Hundred 

 gazetted July 20th, 1871 ; town named " Shebbear " August 9th, 

 1877. 



Thistle Island. — Named by Flinders, 1802, after the master, 

 John Thistle, who was drow^ned in the boat accident of February 

 18th. A whale fishery branch from Encounter Bay was started 

 here in 1839-40. The men were soon after removed to Encounter 

 Bay, where they deserted. 



Thornii Passage. — Named by Flinders, 1802, because of difficult 

 navigation and painful experience. 



Tiers. — The forests in the hills facetiously called by S. Stephens 

 " Tiers D'Etat " — " 3rd Estate." Vide F. S. Button's book. 



Tod River. — Discovered bj' Messrs. Hughes, Cock, James, 

 Lucas, and others. May 20th, 1839, M^hen exploring Spencer 

 Gulf in schooner Victoria, Captain Hawson, on behalf of the 

 Adelaide Association. Named after Robert Tod, of the party. 



Torrens Lake. — Discovered by Eyre, October, 1839. Named 

 after Colonel Robert Torrens. Vide d alette, October 24th, 1839. 



Torrens River — Named after Colonel Torrens, chairman of the 

 Commissioners for South Australia, by Colonel W. Light, Surveyor- 

 General, in 1836. Vide Gazette, 1867. Native name at Adelaide 

 " Karra Wirra Parri." 



Trouhridye Hill.— 'Named by Flinders, March 24th, 1802. 



Troribridge Shoal. — Named by Flinders, April 1st, 1802. 



Telford, Mount. — Named by Mr. Samuel Parry, trigonometrical 

 surveyor, 1858, after his friend Thomas Telford, C.E. and architect, 

 well known early in this century throughout England, Scotland, 

 and Norway. 



Victor Harbor. — Named, about 1839, by Captain Crozier, of 

 H.M.S. Victor, who surveyed the harbor. 



