ɪn ˈɜːli ˈɔːɡəst ðɪ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ɐ wˈɔːɾɚwˌeɪ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ nˈeɪmd ðə pˈɑːmɚ ɹˈɪvɚɹ ˈæftɚ ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv kwˈiːnslənd, ˈɑːɹθɚ hˈʌntɚ pˈɑːmɚ.
In early August the expedition encountered a waterway which they named the Palmer River after the Colonial Secretary of Queensland, Arthur Hunter Palmer.