Maritime History

George Elphinstone Dalrymple

George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple (6 May 1826 – 22 January 1876) was a colonist, explorer, public servant and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He founded the towns of Bowen and Cardwell, and pioneered the opening up of the Herbert, Burdekin, Johnstone and Daintree River regions to British colonisation. During this time he was responsible for many killings of Aboriginal people who lived in the area.

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• ▸Commissioners of Irish Lights
• ▸Camellia sinensis
• ▸John Oxley

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