Caley, George (1770-1829)

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botanist; explorer; Botanist and Explorer
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CALEY, GEORGE (1770-1829), naturalist and explorer, was born on 10 June 1770 at Craven, Yorkshire, England, son of a horse dealer. His only formal education was about four years at Manchester Free Grammar School, which he left to work in his father's stables. A desire to know more about farriery led him to study botany and with the encouragement of the celebrated botanist, Dr William Withering (1744-1799), he became associated with the Manchester School of Botanists. In 1795 he approached Sir Joseph Banks and after working in the Kew and other gardens was appointed by Banks in 1798 to go to New South Wales as a collector at a weekly wage of 15s. with quarters and supplies from the government stores.

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George Caley was sent by Joseph Banks to collect botanical specimens in New South Wales. He arrived in Sydney in 1800 and was superintendent of the botanic gardens at Parramatta until 1808.

Born Craven, Yorkshire, England, 10 June 1770. Died Bayswater, England, 23 May 1829. Worked in his father's stables; studied botany and became associated with the Manchester School of Botanists; work in Kew and other gardens 1795-98; sent to New South Wales by Sir Joseph Banks (q.v.) 1798 as a collector; arrived Sydney 1800 and allotted a house at Parramatta where he could maintain a botanical garden; collected mainly botanical specimens but also birds and animals; made a number of excursions which gave him a detailed knowledge of the country surrounding the settlement; appointment terminated 1808; returned to England and lived on a small pension from Banks till 1816; superintendent, botanical gardens, St Vincent, West Indies 1816-22.

  • 1800 - 1808 Career position - Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, Parramatta, New South Wales
  • 1816 - 1822 Career position - Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens at St Vincent, West Indies
  • 1905 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus caleyi Maiden was named in his honour by J.H. Maiden
  • 1916 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden was described. Caley was collector of the syntype.

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Australian Dictionary of Biography

  1. 'Caley, George (1770 - 1829)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, pp 194-195.
    R. Else-Mitchell
    [1966]
    Published: Melbourne University Press

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. Botanists of the Eucalypts : short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material
    Hall, Norman
    [1978]
    Published: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
  2. George Caley, 1770-1829Oxford Dictionary of National Biography : George Caley, 1770-1829
    Secord, Anne
    [2004]
    Published: Oxford University Press
  3. George Caley - Robert Brown's Collecting PartnerAustralian Garden History 14 3 15-16 : George Caley - Robert Brown's Collecting Partner
    Webb, Joan B.
    [2002]
  4. George Caley, Nineteenth Century Naturalist
    Webb, Joan
    [1995]
    Published: Surrey Beatty & Sons
  5. Caley, George (1770-1829), naturalist and explorerAustralian Dictionary of Biography Douglas Pike 1 194-195 : Caley, George (1770-1829), naturalist and explorer
    Else-Mitchell, R.
    [1966]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
  6. Mount Hunter and Beyond: with Hunter, Bass, Tench, Wilson, Barrallier, Caley, King, and Macquarie, 1790-1815Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 76 1 3-15 : Mount Hunter and Beyond: with Hunter, Bass, Tench, Wilson, Barrallier, Caley, King, and Macquarie, 1790-1815
    Andrews, Alan E.J.
    [1990]
  7. Records of Tasmanian BotanistsProceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 9-29 : Records of Tasmanian Botanists
    Maiden, J.H.
    [1909]
  8. Records of Australian Botanists - (a) General, (b) New South WalesJournal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales xlii 60-132 : Records of Australian Botanists - (a) General, (b) New South Wales
    Maiden, J.H.
    [1908]
  9. Records of Australian BotanistsJournal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales lv 60-132; 150-169 : Records of Australian Botanists
    Maiden, J.H.
    [1921]
  10. George Caley: His Life and WorkRoyal Australian Historical Society xxv 438-542 : George Caley: His Life and Work
    Mitchell, R. Else
    [1939]
  11. Some Early Naturalists and Collectors in AustraliaJournal of the Royal Australian Historical Society xix 291-304 : Some Early Naturalists and Collectors in Australia
    Whitley, Gilbert P.
    [1933]
  12. The Devil's Wilderness: George Caley's Journey to Mount Banks, 1804
    Caley, George
    [1984]
    Published: Blubber Head Press
  13. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: Ida Louisa Lee - Records (1819 - 1937)
    Notebooks and correspondence 1898-1922 on the exploration of Australia 1791-1821 including copies of the journals of G. Caley 1802-04 and A. Cunningham 1817-19, correspondence with J. Banks 1817-21, and photographs, charts and newscuttings.
    ML MSS 75
  14. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: George Caley - Records (1809 - 1818)
    Letters 1809, 1816-18 to Banks concerning botanical subjects.
    FM 5/402-451
  15. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: George Caley - Records (1801 - 1808)
    Microfilm of botanical notebooks 1801-08, and accounts of explorations 1801-06 from originals in the Natural History Museum covering the Hunter River, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, Sydney and Nepean districts, the Vaccary Forest and Mount Banks, and an account of a water-mill erected at Parramatta 1803.
    FM 4/2568
  16. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: George Caley - Records (1801 - 1940)
    Photoprints of journals 1801-05 of Caley and his explorations in NSW from originals in the Natural History Museum, (London) and correspondence between R. Else-Mitchell and others about Caley 1938-40 [ML MSS 960 and microfilm, FM 4/2568].
    ML MSS 960
  17. Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science: Australian Botanists - Biographies
    Hunt Institute Biographies. Short biographies, averaging 2 pages, of Australian botanists, botanical collectors or artists.
    MS 064
  18. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: Joseph Banks - Records (1774 - 1814)
    Correspondence 1774-1814. Includes correspondence with George Caley and Daniel Solander.
    MS Q158-161
  19. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: R. Else-Mitchell - Records (1939 - 1951)
    Articles covering 1770-1940, published in the Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 1939-1951. Includes references to George Bass, George Caley and Francis Luis Barrallier.
    ML MSS 1265

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  1. The Devil's Wilderness : George Caley's journey to Mount Banks, 1804 / editor: Alan E.J. Andrews
    Caley, George, 1770-1829
    [ Book : 1973-1984 ]
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  2. George Caley collection
    Else-Mitchell, R. (Rae), 1914-2006
    [ Unpublished : 1801-1940 ]
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  3. Letters
    Caley, George, 1770-1829
    [ Unpublished : 1809-1818 ]
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  4. Reflections on the colony of New South Wales / George Caley ; edited by J.E.B. Currey
    Caley, George, 1770-1829
    [ Book : 1967 ]
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  5. Papers
    Caley, George, 1770-1829
    [ Unpublished : 1801-1808 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  1. The Devil's Wilderness : George Caley's journey to Mount Banks, 1804 / editor: Alan E.J. Andrews
    Caley, George, 1770-1829
    [ Book : 1973-1984 ]
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  2. George Caley : nineteenth century naturalist : a biography / by Joan Webb
    Webb, Joan B. (Joan Betty), 1929-
    [ Book : 1995 ]
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  3. [Biographical cuttings on George Caley, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
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  4. Aboriginal plant collectors : botanists and Australian Aboriginal people in the nineteenth century / Philip A. Clarke
    Clarke, Philip A
    [ Book : 2008 ]
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  5. George Caley collection
    Else-Mitchell, R. (Rae), 1914-2006
    [ Unpublished : 1801-1940 ]
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  6. Letters
    Caley, George, 1770-1829
    [ Unpublished : 1809-1818 ]
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  7. A birdstuffer's library : a 19th century naturalist's library / Joan Webb
    Webb, Joan B. (Joan Betty), 1929-
    [ Book : 2009 ]
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  8. On suspect terrain : journals of exploration in the Blue Mountains 1795 - 1820 / selected and edited by Ross Brownscombe
    Brownscombe, Ross (Ed)
    [ Book : 2004 ]
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  9. George Caley, nineteenth century naturalist / Joan B. Webb
    Webb, Joan B. (Joan Betty), 1929-
    [ Thesis : 1990 ]
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  10. Caley's map of his expedition to the mountains / by Myles J. Dunphy
    Dunphy, Myles, 1891-1985
    [ Map : 1962 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  1. Mount Hunter and beyond: with Hunter, Bass, Tench, Wilson, Barrallier, Caley, King and Macquarie, 1790 to 1815
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  2. Barrallier and Caley: the evidence of their Burragorang maps 1802 and 1806. -Includes addendum by Else-Mitchell, Rae-
    Andrews, Alan E. J
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  3. Allan Cunningham and the shy ladies at Caley's repulse
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  1. GEORGE CALEY MEMORIAL
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  3. AUSTRALIA'S FIRST BOTANIST George Caley's Ways and Woes
    Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Qld. : 1926 - 1954) Sunday 12 December 1926 p 19 Article
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  3. Correspondence [M1193]
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  2. Arise Australia's armies / written and composed by George Walker
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  3. Le chant du rossignol ; Quatre chants paysans, "Les soucoupes" ; Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes ; Etude pour pianola ; Quatre études pour orchestre / Igor Stravinsky
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  2. Pop fiction : the song in cinema / edited by Steve Lannin and Matthew Caley
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  3. George Caley: nineteenth century naturalist
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  4. The house where the hardest things happened : a memoir about belonging / Kate Young Caley
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  2. Stravinsky: Le Rossignol. (Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony and Singers, Phyllis Bryn Julson, Felicity Palmer, Elizabeth Laurence, Ian Caley, Neil Howlett, Michael George, John Tomlinson)
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    [ Article : 1992 ]
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  3. George Caley's Blue Mountains expedition revisited 200 years on
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  4. Mount Hunter and beyond: with Hunter, Bass, Tench, Wilson, Barrallier, Caley, King and Macquarie, 1790 to 1815
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