Biographical entry Macleay, George (1809 - 1891)

Summary

(Sir) George Macleay, a colonial land owner and sometime scientist, travelled with Charles Sturt on his expedition to the Murrumbidgee and the Murray rivers in 1829. He wrote on the fossil mammals of Australia and was connected with the Australian Museum, Sydney.

Archival resources

Macleay Museum, University of Sydney

• George Macleay - Records, 1830 - 1859; Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Alexander Macleay - Records, c. 1825 - c. 1848, Uncatalogued MSS SET 380; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• George Macleay - Records, 1848 - 1880, A2954; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• Linnean Society of London - Records, 1790 - 1870, M596-597; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• MacMillan, David S., 'MacLeay, Sir George (1809-1891), pastoralist and explorer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 180-182. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020157b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Macleay, George', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-627837. Details