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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    Dates
    1817
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    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’.

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    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.

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References [<ExternalResource: Dunlop, E.W. (1967), 'John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Millar, A. (c.1986), 'I see no end to travelling: Journals of Australian Explorers 1813-76', Kensington, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>, <ExternalResource: 'John Oxley Papers', Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (manuscript A5322 1).>, <ExternalResource: Oxley, John Joseph William Molesworth (1820), 'Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales', London, England, UK.>]