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4 unusual facts about Augustus Charles Gregory


Augustus Charles Gregory

Two years later, Gregory lead an expedition to examine the course of the Gascoyne River and, in particular, to look for new pasture-land.

Also, the road name “Gregory Gardens” in his birthplace Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England was named after him.

Gregory had his brother, H. C. Gregory, as second in command and Baron von Mueller as botanist.

Mount Augustus National Park

Some weeks later he named the peak after his brother, Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (1819–1905).



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