George Mayhew George Mayhew i(A107197 works by) (birth name: George Washington Mayhew) (a.k.a. G. W. Mayhew)
Gender: Male
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George Mayhew arrived in Darwin in the early 1880s. From 1890 to 1899, he was editor and part-owner of the Northern Territory Times and Gazette. He also stood, unsuccessfully, as a candidate for election as Northern Territory representative in the South Australian parliament.

Mayhew was described by those who knew and worked with him as a 'born humorist' and a 'clever writer, in a vein of broad humour that was often very satirical; but he never dipped his pen in gall.'

Mayhew died in Darwin 'from that painful disease known as "chalky gout"', and 'left a widow and a little son, Jack, in Perth, W. A.'

Source: 'A Soldier's Letter.' N.T.Times and Gazette 14 June 1917:14

Sighted: 29/03/2011

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