George Mackaness (1882–1968)
Author of Fourteen journeys over the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, 1813-1841
About the Author
Works by George Mackaness
The Wide brown land : being a revised edition of Selections from the Australian poets (1959) 8 copies
Murray's guide to the gold diggings : the Australian gold diggings : where they are, and how to get at them, with… (1976) 6 copies
The Discovery and exploration of Moreton Bay and the Brisbane river, (1799-1823) : in two parts (1979) 5 copies
Fourteen journeys over the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, 1813-1841 : part II — 1819 - 1827 (1978) 4 copies
Fourteen journeys over the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, 1813-1841 : part III — 1835 - 1841 (1978) 3 copies
Account of the duel between William Bland and Robert Case : and the circumstances that led thereto, drawn up for… (1942) — Editor — 3 copies, 1 review
The Correspondence of John Cotton, Victorian Pioneer 1842-1849 in three parts (one part to each of three volumes) 2 copies, 1 review
The Wide brown land 2 copies
Australian Historical Monographs 2 copies
The Discovery and exploration of Moreton Bay and the Brisbane river, (1799-1823) — part I (1979) 1 copy
Associated Works
Some correspondence of Captain William Bligh, R.N., with John and Francis Godolphin Bond 1776-1811 : with an… — Editor — 3 copies, 1 review
George Augustus Robinson's journey into south-eastern Australia, 1844, with George Henry Haydon's narrative… (1978) — Editor, some editions — 3 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Mackaness, George
- Birthdate
- 1882-05-09
- Date of death
- 1968-12-03
- Burial location
- Cremated
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Australia
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Place of death
- Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Places of residence
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Education
- Drummoyne Public School
Balmain Superior Public School
Fort Street Training School
University of Sydney - Occupations
- academic
historian
bibliophile
school teacher - Relationships
- Mackaness, Joan S. (daughter)
- Organizations
- Royal Australian Historical Society ( [1948])
Fort Street Public School
Sydney Technical College
English Association (Sydney branch)
Sydney P.E.N. Club
Fellowship of Australian Writers (show all 10)
Junior Theatre League
Impressionist Theatre
Commonwealth Literary Fund
Public Library of New South Wales (trustee) - Awards and honors
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1961)
Members
Reviews
Diverting tales of Australian convict history, all given with just enough information about where to seek further details
Three volumes of letters of a prominent pioneer of Victoria
A book to support Marsden's biography
Robert Louis Stevenson spent only a short time in Australia
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Statistics
- Works
- 45
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 153
- Popularity
- #136,479
- Rating
- 3.0
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 12
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