Journals of Australian Explorations - Gregory, Augustus Charles; Gregory, Francis Thomas
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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
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Francis Thomas "Frank" Gregory was an Australian explorer and politician who lived from October 19, 1821 to October 23, 1888. He was born in England and moved to Australia with his family as a child. He was the younger brother of Augustus Gregory, an explorer and politician who also created a name for himself in the colony. Gregory was born in 1821 in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England. In 1829, he and his family, including his older brother Augustus, immigrated to Western Australia. Gregory joined the Western Australian state service in 1841 as a cadet surveyor after receiving a rudimentary education. Gregory went to survey the land north of Perth with his older brother Augustus and explorer Henry Churchman in 1846. Sir Augustus Charles Gregory KCMG FRSGS was an English-born Australian explorer and surveyor who died on June 25, 1905. He led four important trips between 1846 and 1858. He was Queensland's first Surveyor-General. He was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council for life.