George Robinson b. 22 March 1791

Also known as George Augustus Robinson
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A sketcher and a builder George Augustus Robinson was also Protector of Aborigines. He also offered religious succour to prisoners in gaol.

Citations

  • (1967), 'George Augustus Robinson’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 2, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Plomley, N.J.B. (1966), Friendly Mission, Hobart, Tasmania.

  • Plomley, N.J.B. (1987), Weep in Silence, Hobart, Tasmania.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870