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Virginia. — Town surveyed in 1858 for the proprietor, Daniel 

 Brady, who so named it. 



Victoria. Port. — Visited early in 1839 by party dispatched by 

 the Adelaide Association in the schooner Victoria to explore St. 

 Vincent Gulf. Extensive town surveyed adjacent about 1840. 



Venus Harbor. — Now called Venus Bay. Named by the Admi- 

 ralty in 1840. Mr. Cannan surveyed the bay during 1839 in the 

 cutter IVatertvitch, and it is supposed that the name is connected 

 with that vessel. 



Wakefield., Port. — Port Wakefield came into existence as a port 

 early in 1850, although the river had been discovered and 

 named by Mr. W. Hill in 1838. The offer of a lease of Crown 

 lands at the site in question was the subject of an influential 

 memorial, in March of 1850, to secure its withdrawal from sale, 

 on the ground of its affording a dangerous monopoly and being 

 likely to act prejudicially to the public interest, as the applicant, 

 Mr. Walters, or others, would have it in their power to monopolise 

 the whole of the carriage from the Burra mine and the neighbor- 

 hood, and to prevent the access of drays to the section reserved 

 and known as Port Henry. Whereupon it was ordered to with- 

 draw the lease offered, and to survey a towmship for sale, water 

 frontages for lease, together with other water frontages in portions 

 not exceeding 400ft., and this was immediately proceeded with. 

 Captain Freeling (Surveyor-General) and Captain Lipson (Harbor 

 Master) both reported upon the matter, the latter stating that he 

 had been accompanied both by Mr. Quin and Mr. Germein, who 

 had expressed favorable views as to the eligibility of the proposed 

 site for a harbor, with reference to depth of water, anchorage, 

 safety, and ease of access (vide Gazette, March 11th, 1850.) Port 

 Wakefield rapidly became a populous town, and a shipping place 

 of considerable importance, the activity of its trade being stimu- 

 lated by the shipment of copper ore from the Burra Burra mine, 

 and other business connected with it. 



Westxdl, Point. — Named by Flinders, February 5th, 1802, in 

 compliment to William Westall, the landscape painter accom- 

 panying him. 



Wiles, Cape. — Named by Fiinders, 1802, after a worthy friend 

 in Jamaica. 



Wedge Island. — So named by Flinders from its shape, 1802. 



Wakefield, River. — Discovered and named by Mr. W. Hill in 

 1838. 



Wellington. — Named by Neil Malcolm, for whom a special survey 

 was made in 1839-40. Native name of ford " Wirrum Wirrum." 



Wiilom/hbg, Cajje. — Named by Flinders, April 6th, 1802. There 

 the erection of a lighthouse, called the " Sturt lighthouse," was 

 commenced in 1851 and completed January 10th, 1852. 



Willunga. — The names Hurtle Vale, McLaren Vale, Aldinga, 

 and Willunga are connected with the early adventures of Messrs. 



