• received
    Meritorious services
    Dates
    1817
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    In March 1817 Oxley led an exploratory party, which included the botanist Allan Cunningham and the sketcher-surveyor George William Evans, along the Lachlan River and into the area south-west of Bathurst in quest of Australia’s mythical 'inland lake’.

    Note

    In March 1817 Oxley led an exploratory party, which included the botanist Allan Cunningham and the sketcher-surveyor George William Evans, along the Lachlan River and into the area south-west of Bathurst in quest of Australia’s mythical 'inland lake’. £200 for 'meritorious services’ on 1817 expedition.