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Fitzroy

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Fitzroy

Family name of dukes of Grafton; descended from King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers. The family seat is at Euston Hall, Norfolk, England.

Fitzroy

River in Western Australia. Its source is in King Leopold Mountains and it flows west through fertile plains before entering the Indian Ocean at King Sound on the north coast. The source was discovered in 1842, although the river itself was not explored until 1897.

Fitzroy

River in Queensland, Australia. It is formed by the junction of the Dawson and Mackenzie rivers and flows east into the Pacific Ocean at Keppel Bay near the Tropic of Capricorn.



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When, however, another morning had come, and I found that beyond the arrest of young Fitzroy Simpson nothing had been done, I felt that it was time for me to take action.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
And let not those whose eyes have been accustomed to the aristocratic gravity of Grosvenor Square and Hanover Square, the dowager barrenness and frigidity of Fitzroy Square, or the gravel walks and garden seats of the Squares of Russell and Euston, suppose that the affections of Tim Linkinwater, or the inferior lovers of this particular locality, had been awakened and kept alive by any refreshing associations with leaves, however dingy, or grass, however bare and thin.
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