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George A. (George Augustine) Taylor
1872–1928
Best remembered as an energetic Australian journalist and inventor, this early aviation advocate also wrote lively reminiscences and patriotic works. His career ranged across publishing, technology, town planning, and the push to bring flight into everyday Australian life.
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The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia
by George A. (George Augustine) Taylor
About the author
Born in Sydney in 1872, George Augustine Taylor built a remarkably varied career as an artist, journalist, publisher, and inventor. Biographical sources from the Australian Dictionary of Biography and related reference works describe him as a skilled craftsman with wide interests that included building, design, communications, and public affairs.
He became especially associated with new technology and early aviation in Australia. He promoted practical invention, experimented with wireless and other devices, and was known for championing aerial development and national defense ideas. As a writer, he also published books including Those Were the Days, a volume of reminiscences about Australian artists and writers, showing a more personal and literary side alongside his technical interests.
Taylor died in Sydney in 1928, but his reputation has lasted because he moved so comfortably between the worlds of art, journalism, and invention. That mix gives his work an appealing character: curious, public-minded, and closely tied to the excitement of a changing Australia.