G. E. Richards

G. E. Richards, was a commander of the survey ship HMQS Paluma which in the late 19th century surveyed the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. Richards served aboard the schooner HMS Renard (1873) in 1878, and HMQS Paluma in 1887. He was commanding officer of HMS Rambler (1880) surveying the Strait of Belle Isle in 1897.

The 1887 voyage named the following places:
 * Cid Harbour 1887
 * Orpheus Island 1887
 * Pioneer Bay
 * Acacia Island
 * Mausoleum Island
 * Combe Island
 * Paluma Rock in the Palm Islands