George Gawler
governor of South Australia, Australia
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George Gawler served as the governor and resident commissioner of South Australia from 1838 to 1841. The town of Gawler, located northeast of Adelaide, was surveyed in 1839 and named in his honor. Additionally, the Gawler Ranges, a mountain and hill region on the Eyre Peninsula, were named after him by explorer Edward John Eyre in 1839.12
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