George Elphinstone Dalrymple · Wikipedia (en)
George Elphinstone Dalrymple · Wikipedia (en)
For “Occupation (Coffee Planter)” of George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple
In the mid-1840s, Dalrymple moved to the British colony of Ceylon where he became a coffee plantation owner in the Central Provinces.
The Queensland Parliament register agrees: 'Left Scotland in the 1840s and became a coffee planter in Ceylon'. No date given on the event because neither source gives a year.
George Elphinstone Dalrymple · Wikipedia (en)
In 1873, the Queensland government appointed Dalrymple to lead an exploring expedition to visit and report upon the uncolonised coastal lands north of Cardwell and assess them for their potential as areas for sugar production.
Supports the appointment and the purpose of the expedition.
George Elphinstone Dalrymple · Wikipedia (en)
On 29 September 1873, he departed from an anchorage near Cardwell accompanied by Walter Hill, Curator of the Botanic Gardens, as well as Sub-inspectors Robert Arthur Johnstone, Ferdinand Macquarie Tompson and 13 troopers of the Native Police.
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George Elphinstone Dalrymple · Wikipedia (en)
They arrived in Cardwell on 22 December 1873.
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George Elphinstone Dalrymple · Wikipedia (en)
For “Buried” of George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple
Having spent about two years in England trying to recover from his illness, Dalrymple died in St. Leonards, Sussex, England and is buried in Hastings Cemetery.
Place set to Hastings, Sussex (#6293), the tree's existing row containing the cemetery; no separate cemetery row exists.