He became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was second in command of the 1861 expedition sent under William Landsborough in search for traces of the explorers Burke and Wills.
'Bourne, George (1830–1891)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/bourne-george-28675/text36157, accessed 8 January 2025.
3 September,
1830
London,
Middlesex,
England
26 May,
1891
(aged 60)
Queensland,
Australia