George Moore
George Moore
George Fletcher Moorewas a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one the key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite". He conducted a number of exploring expeditions; was responsible for one of the earliest published records of the language of the Australian Aborigines of the Perth area; and was the author of Diary of Ten Years Eventful Life of an Early Settler in Western Australia...
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth10 December 1798
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