George Ernest Morrison papers, 1899-1920 (inclusive), [microform].

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George Ernest Morrison papers, 1899-1920 (inclusive), [microform].

The papers consist of diaries of George Ernest Morrison, Peking correspondent for the London Times, 1897-1912, and advisor to the Chinese government, 1912-1919.

7 reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6703499

Yale University Library

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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...