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George Grey (International) assertion George Grey i(A60854 works by) (a.k.a. Sir George Grey)
This international person is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Born: Established: 14 Apr 1812 Lisbon,
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Portugal,
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 19 Sep 1898 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,

Gender: Male
Visitor assertion Arrived in Australia: Dec 1837
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1 To the Glenelg River George Grey , 2003 extract diary (Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government)
— Appears in: Western Australian Writing : An Online Anthology 2003;
1 Australian Aboriginal Songs George Grey , 1926 single work criticism
— Appears in: The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII , August no. 315 1926; (p. 98-100)
Grey takes a sensitive approach to descibing Western Australian Indigenous songs, despite citing the 'natives of Western Australia' as being '[l]ike all other savage races'. He records two songs in Language and in English translation.
1 An Attack by Natives George Grey , 1912 extract diary (Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government)
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , April no. 150 1912; (p. 45-47)
According to a note at the end of this extract, '[t]he incident that [Grey] relates occurred near the Prince Regent River, north-west of Western Australia, in 1838.'
1 An Australian Huntsman George Grey , 1842 extract diary (Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government)
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 8 November vol. 4 no. 469 1842; (p. 3)
2 4 y separately published work icon Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government George Grey , London : T. and W. Boone , 1841 Z1848116 1841 single work diary travel
1 Aboriginal Language George Grey , 1839 single work criticism
— Appears in: Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal , 15 June vol. 7 no. 336 1839; (p. 94-95)
The author argues that 'the [indigenous] inhabitants of all portions of this Continent speak a common language, varying in dialect from district to district, but still evidently derived from a common verb'.
3 y separately published work icon Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia George Grey , 1839 single work criticism
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