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Sir George Gipps (1791 – 28 February 1847) was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship was during a period of great change for New South Wales and Australia, as well as for New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
Date of Birth:
1791
Date of Death:
1847
Nationality:
United Kingdom
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George Gipps As a result, the day after Hobson's departure, Gipps proclaimed that no title to land henceforth purchased in New Zealand would be recognised unless derived from a Crown grant.

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George Gipps As a result, the day after Hobson's departure, Gipps proclaimed that no title to land henceforth purchased in New Zealand would be recognised unless derived from a Crown grant.

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George Gipps As a result, the day after Hobson's departure, Gipps proclaimed that no title to land henceforth purchased in New Zealand would be recognised unless derived from a Crown grant.

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John Walpole Willis In February 1843 Gipps recommended to Lord Stanley that Willis should be removed from his position.

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Paweł Edmund Strzelecki He arrived at Sydney on 25 April 1839, where, at the request of the Governor of New South Wales, George Gipps, he made a geological and mineralogical survey of the Gippsland region of eastern Victoria, where he made many discoveries, including in 1839, being the first person to discover gold in Australia.

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Myall Creek massacre Gipps didn't immediately make a decision, but by July, after being urged to do so by the Attorney-General John Plunkett, he ordered Day to take a group of mounted police to investigate.

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George Gipps Small grants were also provided, and Gipps provided an advisor and a small military detachment to take control in the possible event of Hobson's incapacity.

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George Gipps Small grants were also provided, and Gipps provided an advisor and a small military detachment to take control in the possible event of Hobson's incapacity.

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    George Gipps

    Sir George Gipps (1791 – 28 February 1847) was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship was during a period of great change for New South Wales and Australia, as well as for New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South Wales for much of this period.
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    Charles Augustus FitzRoy

    FitzRoy replaced Sir George Gipps as governor who had been a strong ruler but had provoked the animosity of many in the colony.
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    Gipps County, New South Wales

    Gipps County was named in honour of Governor of New South Wales, Sir George Gipps (1791-1847.
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    Paweł Edmund Strzelecki

    George Gipps - Governor of New South Wales
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    Myall Creek massacre

    The magistrate there, Captain Edward Day, reported the incident to the Colonial Secretary, Edward Thomson, who then reported it to the Governor of New South Wales, George Gipps.
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    John Walpole Willis

    Matters came to such a pass that in March 1840 the governor, Sir George Gipps, arranged that Willis should be appointed resident judge at Melbourne.
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    List of people from Kent

    George Gipps (1791–1847) – Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia
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    Electoral district of Sydney-Gipps

    Sydney-Gipps was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney, replacing part of the former multi-member electorate of West Sydney, and named after Governor George Gipps.
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    Governor-General of New Zealand

    While Hobson is usually considered the first Governor of New Zealand, Sir George Gipps was the first governor over New Zealand, albeit only in his capacity as Governor of New South Wales, until New Zealand was established as a separate colony on 3 May 1841.
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    Barzillai Quaife

    He further argued that the land act of August 1840, supported by governor George Gipps and allowing the governor of New South Wales to appoint commissioners to investigate land-related issues in New Zealand, was unenforcable and would lead to trouble.

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