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Frankland, George, b. 1800
Described by a contemporary as 'a gentleman of the highest talents but without one atom of common sense', Frankland took part in exploratory missions in ...
(George Fleming Armstrong)

by Lempriere, Thomas James.

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Armstrong, George Fleming, b. 1803
Irish religious instructor, came to Point Puer, Tasmania in the 1830s to be catechist at the outpost for convict boys at the Port Arthur penal ...
Barney, George, b. 1792
George Barney was an English military officer who rose through the ranks of the Royal Engineers to become one of the most regarded and pioneering ...
Bayly, George, b. 1808
George Bayly followed in the family tradition of seafaring and sailed to the far corners of the British Empire. He kept meticulous diaries, including pen-and-ink ...
Bennett, George, b. 1804
After two previous trips to Australia as a natural historian, George Bennett finally settled in Sydney in 1836 and worked as a medical practitioner. He ...
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Gibbes, Fanny, b. 1822
Fanny Gibbes was a sketcher and the younger sister of well-known sketcher and watercolourist Mary Murray. Gibbes' surviving sketches depict views of Sydney's Point Piper ...
Gilks, Edward, b. 1822
Born in London, Gilks led a tumultuous career shifting between self employment and working for the Crown Lands Department. During this time he exhibited his ...
The First Dinner Given to the Aborigines

by Berkeley, Martha Maria Snell.

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Barnet Glass
Barnet Glass was Melbourne-based water proof garment manufacturer amalgamated with Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Company in 1929.
Gould, Elizabeth, b. 1804
After she asked who would draw the plates on stone, her husband answered 'Why, you, of course!' Thus began a large series of hand-coloured lithographs ...
Goupil, Ernest, b. 1814
Well known for his cheerful and generous nature, Goupil had a passion for adventure and sailed as the official artist on Dumont d'Urville's expedition to ...
Grey, George, b. 1812
Grey led disastrously unsuccessful expeditions in Western Australia but later served as governor of South Australia and New Zealand. His published journal (1841) was illustrated ...
Allen, H.
A colonial scene-painter for Barnett Levey's old and new Theatre Royals in Sydney. Allen later worked in partnership with his son and in conjunction with ...
Circular Head; from Brush Cottage

by Hutchinson, John Hicks.

Headstone

by Rodius, Charles.

Rodius carved his wife's headstone.

Errington, Eliza Helen, b. 1808
A painter and sketcher who lived in Tasmania where lithographer John Skinner Proust was regarded as a key influence on her work. She also spent ...
Burn, Henry, b. 1807
Burn's watercolour and oil landscapes demonstrate his success in capturing the changing effects of light and atmosphere as well as incorporating interesting contemporary details.
Dumaresq, Henry, b. 1792
Early nineteenth-century military officer and talented amateur artist, brother-in-law of Governor Darling.
Gritten, Henry, b. 1818
Henry Gritten was a painter and professional photographer. He 'enjoyed the favour of Prince Albert, the Duke of Norfolk and the Marquis of Westminster'. Gritten ...