G Firth ScottGeorge Henry Firth Scott, sometimes known as G. Firth Scott, was a Scottish-born Australian journalist and writer who lived in Australia from 1862 until 1935. He was the son of Land Commissioner George Firth Scott and Emma Elizabeth (née Barnes). He as born in Golspie, County Sutherland, Scotland, in 1862. Tales of Arctic Adventure: From Franklin to Nansen (1899) He moved to Australia and worked as a journalist for publications such as The Hobart Mercury and The Sydney Daily Telegraph, as well as for magazines such as Belgravia. He married Ailleen Murphy on October 4, 1889, at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane. Ailleen Murphy was the oldest child of John and Hannah (née Smith) Murphy. John Murphy, who died in 1883, was a police-magistrate in Roma, Queensland, and had previously served as Mayor of Ipswich, Queensland. Ailleen Scott gave birth to two children in Australia before moving to the United Kingdom and settling permanently, where she gave birth to four more children. Following Aileen's death in 1919 in Surrey, England, George married Miss Gladys Tatham on February 20, 1920 in London. Read More Read Less