George Gawler
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Colonel George Gawler was the second Governor of South Australia, at the same time serving as Resident Commissioner, from 17 October 1838 until 15 May 1841.
Painting of George Gawler inside Parliament House, Adelaide cropped
Headstone of George Gawler in Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea. His actual grave was discovered near this location.
George Gawler
Maria massacre
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Maria was a brigantine of 136 tons, built in Dublin, Ireland, and launched in 1823 as a passenger ship.
George Gawler
…Eyre Peninsula are also named after him by the explorer Edward John Eyre in 1839. Gawler's reputation was somewhat tarnished by his involvement in the Maria massacre in 1840. Derby's Town and County Museum in the 1830s included Gawler in its list of principal benefactors. Gawler had contributed a collection of…
Major O'Halloran's expedition to the Coorong, August 1840