George James Molle
George James Molle (1773–1823) was a Scottish-born (Chirnside, Berwickshire) British soldier who served in India and as lieutenant-governor of Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (13 February 1814–12 September 1817).[1][2] The Molle islands, part of the Whitsunday Islands, are named after him.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Lieutenant-Governors".
- ^ David S. Macmillan, 'Molle, George James (1773–1823)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/molle-george-james-2465/text3301, published first in hardcopy 1967, accessed online 8 March 2021. (This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, (MUP), 1967)
- ^ Queensland Government: Whitsunday National Park Islands Department of Environment and Science https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/parks-whitsundays/about/culture Accessed March 7, 2021
