George Ernest Morrison papers, 1899-1920 (inclusive), [microform].
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Morrison, George Ernest, 1862-1920
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George Ernest Morrison was an Australian explorer and journalist, known for his travels in Australia and the Orient. Born in Geelong, Australia, he attended his father's boarding school and later studied medicine at the Universities of Melbourne and Edinburgh. His published accounts of his lengthy walking tours led to regular jobs as a journalist, including an expedition to New Guinea that forced him to travel with a spearhead imbedded in his body for a time. He practiced medicine briefly, and t...