Macquarie has appointed John Oxley as surveyor-general…

1813 CE

Macquarie has appointed John Oxley as surveyor-general and sent him on expeditions up the coast of New South Wales and inland to find new rivers and new lands for settlement.

Oxley discovers the rich Northern Rivers and New England regions of New South Wales, and in what is now Queensland he explores the present site of Brisbane.

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Brisbane Queensland Australia View →

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John Oxley View → Lachlan Macquarie View →

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Australia, British View → New South Wales (British colony) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

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Exploration of Australia, European View → Colonization of Australasia, European View →

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Exploration View → Government View → Geography View →

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