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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002780b.htm person Worgan George Bouchier AACR2 1757 4 March 1838 Place of Death Liskeard, Cornwall, England Surgeon George Worgan was surgeon on the Sirius and maintained a diary from 20 January to 11 July 1788, which included an account of the new colony of New South Wales and a description of the land and its inhabitants.

Christened 3 May 1757. Died 4 March 1838. Joined the navy 1775, surgeon's second mate from February 1778, naval surgeon from March 1780, 2 years on the "Pilote", "Sirius" 1786-89, Norfolk Island 1790, returned to England in the "Waaksamheyd" 1791, surgeon's mate and surgeon till ca 1800, retired on half-pay, took up farming (without much success).

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 'Worgan, George Bouchier', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Worgan, George Bouchier Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Worgan, George Bouchier (1757-1838), surgeon Cobley, John Worgan, George Bouchier (1757-1838), surgeon Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 623 Thesis: Vanguards of empire: the lives of William Dawes, Watkin Tench and George Worgan Clarke, Robert Michael Vanguards of empire: the lives of William Dawes, Watkin Tench and George Worgan Research School of Humanities and Arts, The Australian National University 2015