John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley b. c.1785

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Sketcher, engraver (?), surveyor and explorer. Oxley's 'Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales' (London 1820) are the first published descriptions of the Australian interior, but the illustrations are mainly by his associates, Evans and Lewin.
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  • Explorer
  • Council member (ANZSIC code: 7530) (Council member New South Wales Legislative Council member, 1824/1828?)
  • Surveyor-general (Surveyor-general Surveyor-general of New South Wales, 1812/1824?)
  • Midshipman (Midshipman Royal Navy, 1799/1811)
  • Explorer
  • Council member (Council member New South Wales Legislative Council member, 1824/1828?)
  • Surveyor-general (Surveyor-general Surveyor-general of New South Wales, 1812/1824?)
  • Midshipman (Midshipman Royal Navy, 1799/1811)