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A.K. Weatherburn, George William Evans: Surveyor, Explorer and Artist, 1780–1852 (1992), is a useful biography.

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Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 12, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian History - Biography of George Evans. Mar 31, 2017
Updated bibliography. Jul 11, 2016
Added text regarding the last years of his life. Jul 11, 2016
Bibliography added. Dec 20, 2012
Media added. Mar 11, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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