John Grono

Deceased Person

1767 – 1847

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Who was John Grono?

John Grono was a settler, sailor, ship builder, ship captain, sealer, whaler and farmer who migrated to Australia in 1799 from Wales. Captaining the ship the Governor Bligh, he would later go on to be the first European to fully explore and name parts of the south-western coast of New Zealand's south island including Milford Sound, Bligh Sound and Elizabeth Island.

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Born
1767
Pembrokeshire
Died
1847

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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