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Australian hydrographer
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Biography
G. E. Richards, was a commander of the survey ship HMQS Paluma which in the late 19th century surveyed the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. Richards served aboard the schooner Renard in 1878, and HMQS Paluma in 1887. He was commanding officer of HMS Rambler surveying the Strait of Belle Isle in 1897.
The 1887 voyage named the following places:
Cid Harbour 1887
Orpheus Island 1887
Pioneer Bay
Acacia Island
Mausoleum Island
Combe Island
Paluma Rock in the Palm Islands