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Macleay, George (1809 - 1891) |
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| Explorer and Zoologist | ||
| Born: 1809 London, England. Died: 24 June 1891 Mentone, France. | ||
| (Sir) George Macleay, a colonial land owner and sometime scientist, travelled with Charles Sturt on his expedition to the Murrumbidgee and the Murray rivers in 1829. He wrote on the fossil mammals of Australia and was connected with the Australian Museum, Sydney. |
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