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named Citadel Island, from its resemblance to an ancient 

 fortress." — Victoria Government Gazette, p. 364, 25th Feb. 1870. 



RoDONDO. — loth December, t8oo. — "There is an island 

 bearing from the western part of the South Cape south a little 

 easterly, about 12 miles from the shore. It is round, and inacces- 

 sible on all sides. The abovementioned island I called Rodondo, 

 from its resemblance to that rock, well-known to all seamen in the 

 West'Indies. — Grant's Voyage of Discovery, p. 76. 



Curtis Island. — " Named by its discoverer, Lieutenant 

 Grant, after Sir Roger Curtis, who commanded at the Cape of 

 Good Hope, from its great resemblance to the Lion's Mount at 

 that Cape. . . . Towards the north it slopes away in the 

 form of a shoe, hence it is called the ' Slipper.' " — Gazetteer 0/ 

 the Australian Colonies, by William Henry Wells, surveyor, p. 

 144. Sydney, 1848. 



MoNCUR Island. — loth December, 1800. — "An island in with 

 the shore was observed ; it bore W.N.W., distant ten miles. I 

 called it Moncur's Island, in compliment to Captain Moncur, of 

 the Royal Navy." — Grant's Voyage 0/ Discovery, p. 77. Pub- 

 lished London, 1803. 



Hogan's Group. — " Not seeing any more islands to the south- 

 ward from the mast head, we bore away east soon after noon, to 

 make Kent's Groups ; and before three o'clock they came in 

 sight, as did an island to the northward, which seems to have 

 been one of the small cluster discovered by Mr. John Black, and 

 named Hogan's Group." — Flinders's Terra Australis. Vol. i., 

 p. 224. London, 1814. 



Direction Islands: Notch Island. — "A group of islands, 

 named from their utility Direction Isles, lies in the fairway, a few 

 miles outside the bar." — Discoveries in Australia, by Commander 

 Stokes, R.N., p. 426. Published 1846. 



"Notch Island, the second largest, is 123 feet high, and lies 

 one mile S.E. from Seal Island ; it has two hills upon it, and the 

 valley between giving it a notched appearance caused it to be 

 named Notch Island." — Australia: Sailing Directions. 1897. 

 Vol. i., p. 526. 



Rabbit Island. — " During the examination of this great use- 

 less sheet of water (Corner Basin), the ship lay near a small islet 

 close to the Promontory, about 7 miles from the entrance, which, 

 from the abundance of rabbits, we called Rabbit Island. I have 

 since learnt that these animals had multiplied from a single pair 

 turned loose by a praiseworthy sealer 6 years before ; and the 

 sight of their number did not a little encourage me to expect a 

 similar result from the gift I had bestowed on Kent Group." — 

 Discoveries in Australia, by Commander Stokes, R.N. Vol. ii., 

 p, 426, 



