George James Molle (1773–1823) was a Scottish-born (Chirnside, Berwickshire) British soldier who served in India and as lieutenant-governor of Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (13 February 1814–12 September 1817).David S. Macmillan, 'Molle, George James (1773–1823)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/molle-george-james-2465/text3301, published first in hardcopy 1967, accessed online 8 March 2021. (This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, (MUP), 1967) The Molle islands, part of the Whitsunday Islands, are named after him.Queensland Government: Whitsunday National Park Islands Department of Environment and Science https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/parks-whitsundays/about/culture Accessed March 7, 2021
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