Georges River. “The ABORIGINES.-His Excellency the Governor has approved of a grant of ten pounds for the purchase of a boat and tackle for the use of the George's River tribe of aboriginals. 1850 – Georges River. “The ABORIGINES.-His Excellency the Governor has approved of a grant of ten pounds for the purchase of a boat and tackle for the use of the George's River tribe of aboriginals. The boat is to be held in trust for the blacks by the Mayor and Messrs. Nichols and Egan'; and we have been requested to caution all persons from purchasing the same, or intermeddling with the boat.” (Trove – Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW: 1845-1860).