How did John Oxley come to Australia?

Answer 1

James Cook explored and charted the eastern coast of Australia, from Point Hicks in the south to the Endeavour River in the north.

Answer 2

Oxley undertook numerous expeditions of exploration in Australia.

• In 1817, Governor Macquarie ordered Oxley to follow the course of the Lachlan River, to determine where it led. After following the Lachlan for three months and being continually obstructed by swampland and waterholes, Oxley concluded that the countryside was useless, though it is now valuable pasture and grazing land.
• Oxley discovered and named the Bogan River, on 13 August 1817.
• On 26 August 1818 Oxley and George Evans climbed a hill and saw before them rich, fertile plains which they named the Liverpool Plains after Lord Liverpool, the British Prime Minister. This countryside is now some of the richest in New South Wales.
• On 23 October 1823, John Oxley sailed from Sydney to travel north along the coastline, with the aim of finding a suitable settlement for convicts in the north.
• On 2 December 1823, Oxley came across the entrance to the Brisbane River, which ticket-of-leave convict timber-getters, Parsons, Pamphlett and Finnegan had already discovered by accident. Oxley was subsequently credited with the discovery of the Brisbane River.

Answer 3

John Oxley was one of the early European explorers of eastern Australia, then known only as New South Wales. As Surveyor-General of New South Wales, Oxley undertook numerous expeditions.

• In 1817, Governor Macquarie ordered Oxley to follow the course of the Lachlan River, to determine where it led. After following the Lachlan for three months and being continually obstructed by swampland and waterholes, Oxley concluded that the countryside was useless, though it is now valuable pasture and grazing land.
• Oxley discovered and named the Bogan River, on 13 August 1817.
• On 26 August 1818 Oxley and George Evans climbed a hill and saw before them rich, fertile plains which they named the Liverpool Plains after Lord Liverpool, the British Prime Minister. This countryside is now some of the richest in New South Wales.
• On 23 October 1823, John Oxley sailed from Sydney to travel north along the coastline, with the aim of finding a suitable settlement for convicts in the north.
• On 2 December 1823, Oxley came across the entrance to the Brisbane River, which ticket-of-leave convict timber-getters, Parsons, Pamphlett and Finnegan had already discovered by accident. Oxley was subsequently credited with the discovery of the Brisbane River.

Answer 4

John Oxley was Surveyor-General, and in this capacity he ventured to a variety of places.

• In 1817, Governor Macquarie ordered Oxley to follow the course of the Lachlan River, to determine where it led. After following the Lachlan for three months and being continually obstructed by swampland and waterholes, Oxley concluded that the countryside was useless, though it is now valuable pasture and grazing land.
• He travelled to the northwest where he discovered and named the Bogan River.
• In 1818 Oxley and George Evans climbed a hill and saw before them rich, fertile plains which they named the Liverpool Plains after Lord Liverpool, the British Prime Minister.
• In 1823, John Oxley sailed from Sydney to travel north along the coastline, with the aim of finding a suitable settlement for convicts in the north. Several months later he came across the entrance to the Brisbane River, which ticket-of-leave convict timber-getters, Parsons, Pamphlett and Finnegan had already discovered by accident. Oxley was subsequently credited with the discovery of the Brisbane River. This is now in southeast Queensland.

Answer 5

by a boat