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2 unusual facts about Henry John Rous


Rainbow Bay

It is believed that this was the name originally given to the bay by Captain Henry John Rous, who surveyed the Point Danger area in 1828 in the HMS Rainbow, a sixth-rate frigate.

Richmond River

Omitted by Captain James Cook when he sailed up the east coast of the Australian mainland in 1770, it wasn't until Captain Henry John Rous identified the mouth of the river in 1828 that it was discovered by Europeans.



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