George Aiston
Ethnographer and outback pioneer from Australian
About George Aiston
Lived 1879 – 1943 (aged 63). George Aiston was an Australian anthropologist and ethnographer.
George (Poddy) Aiston (1879–1943) was an Australian ethnographer and outback pioneer who spent much of his life as policeman in the South Australian town of Mulka on the Birdsville Track.
External sources
Aiston to W. H. Gill, correspondence, 1920–40 (State Library of New South Wales) Savage, Life in Central Australia; compiled by George Aiston and George Horne, edited and published by David M. Welsh, London, Macmillan, 1924. The Aboriginal narcotic pitcheri George Aiston. Sydney, Australian National Research Council, 1930 The Mulka Store ruins is listed on the South Australian state register of heritage places.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was George Aiston?
ethnographer and outback pioneer from Australian
When was George Aiston born?
George Aiston was born on 11 October 1879.
When did George Aiston die?
George Aiston died on 25 September 1943.
What was George Aiston's occupation?
George Aiston was an anthropologist and ethnographer.
What nationality was George Aiston?
George Aiston was Australian.
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