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The Honourable
Sir Augustus Gregory
KCMG, FRSGS
Augustus Charles Gregory, c. 1903
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
10 November 1882 – 25 June 1905
Personal details
Born
Augustus Charles Gregory

(1819-08-01)1 August 1819
Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Died25 June 1905(1905-06-25) (aged 85)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
RelationsJoshua Gregory (father), Francis Thomas Gregory (brother)
OccupationSurveyor
Known forExploration of Australia
Surveyor General of Queensland

Sir Augustus Charles Gregory KCMG FRSGS[1] (1 August 1819 – 25 June 1905) was an English-born Australian explorer and surveyor. Between 1846 and 1858 he undertook four major expeditions. He was the first Surveyor-General of Queensland. He was appointed a lifetime Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

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