George Austin Woods

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and sailor, was a lieutenant on board HMS Victoria which assisted the 1861 expedition to search for Burke and Wills led by William Landsborough. Two watercolour coastal views remain. While working as a seaman on the Carl, Woods was sent from Fiji to Sydney as a prisoner.
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Name
George Austin Woods
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • sailor
Active Period
  • 1861
Residence
  • c.1871- Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1871 - 1872 Fiji
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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