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449065
  • Title
    John Oxley journal re exploration of Moreton Bay, 1824
  • Creator
  • Call number
    SAFE/C 246 (Safe 1/257)
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1824
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    449065
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : CY 1488, frames 185-240 (C 246, filed at Safe 1/257)
  • Physical Description
    0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    John Oxley was Surveyor-General of New South Wales, 1812-1828. He was appointed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1817 to lead an expedition to trace the course of the Lachlan River and investigate the western interior of the colony.
  • Scope and Content
    The journal entries describe John Oxley's exploration of Moreton Bay written between 10-29 Sept. 1824. Entries for 10-29 Sept. 1824 are written at front of book on pages 1-77; entries for 7-9 Oct. 1824 are written on inverted pages 78-97.
  • Finding Aids
  • General note

    David Scott Mitchell bookplate inside front cover.
    Journal paginated by the Library, pp. 1-97.
    Digital order no: Album ID : 879052
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    Cover title, in Oxley's hand: 'Remarks in Moreton Bay Sept. 1824'.
    Spine titel on binding: 'Oxley's remarks on Moreton Bay'.
    D.S. Mitchell signature.
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