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What Was Australia Called Before It Was Called Australia?

New Holland. New Holland (Dutch: Nieuw-Holland) is a historical European name for mainland Australia. What was the original name of Australia? New HollandUntil the early 19th century, Australia was best known as “New Holland”, a name first applied by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 (as Nieuw-Holland) and subsequently anglicized. Terra Australia still saw …

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What Area Is Cambuslang?

Cambuslang is located just south of the River Clyde and about six miles (ten kilometres) southeast of the centre of Glasgow. It has a long history of coal mining, from at least 1490, iron and steel making, and ancillary engineering works, most recently The Hoover Company (in the town from 1946 to 2005). Is Cambuslang …

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