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John Oxley

John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an English explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps best known for his exploration of the Tweed River and the Brisbane River in what is now the state of Queensland.

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Born
1784 Kirkham Abbey, Yorkshire, England
Died
1828(1828-00-00) (aged 43–44) Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
Explorer · surveyor
Years active
1799−1824

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related to Macquarie River expedition, 1818 · 39
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related to Legacy · 25
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related to Surveyor General · 25
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related to Lachlan River expedition, 1817 · 24
John Oxley → Allan Cunningham, April, As, Bathurst, Blue Mountains, Cox's, Evans, Forbes, From, George Evans, He, In March, Lachlan River, Lachlan River Depot, Macquarie, May, Mount Mulguthery, On, Oxley's, Sydney
related to External links · 19
John Oxley → Allan Cunningham, Allan Cunningham Project, British, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's, Interior, Internet ArchiveJournals, John Oxley Papers, Lachlan River, Moreton Bay, New South Wales, Oxley, Oxley Library, Project GutenbergWorks, Queensland, QueenslandAcc, State Library, Two Expeditions, Works
related to Further reading · 14
John Oxley → Cains, Coonabarabran, Explorer, Fay, Inland Sea, ISBN, John, Johnson, Melbourne University Press, New South Wales John, Richard, The Search, Tracking, Whitehead
related to Early life · 11
John Oxley → Arabella Oxley, Bulmer, England, He, John, July, Kirkham Abbey, Protestant, St Martin's Church, Westow, Yorkshire
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John Oxley → Explorer, surveyor
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John Oxley → 1784 Kirkham Abbey, Yorkshire, England
Died · 1
John Oxley → 1828(1828-00-00) (aged 43–44) Camden, New South Wales, Australia

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oxley river john lachlan macquarie south brisbane new oxley's wales two party may expedition 1817 1818 bathurst surveyor named william

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John OxleyDied1828(1828-00-00) (aged 43–44) Camden, New South Wales, Australia1.00infobox
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John OxleyOccupationssurveyor1.00infobox
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