How did Hervey Bay get its name?

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Lieutenant James Cook (he was not yet a Captain) named Hervey Bay as he charted Australia's eastern coast in 1770. He named it Hervey's Bay, a name which has since been slightly shortened, after Lord Augustus Hervey who was not only Cook's "boss", but also an admiral of the Blue and the Earl of Bristol.
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