John Septimus Roe b. 8 May 1797

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John Septimus Roe was sketcher, surveyor and naval officer. Together with Captain J.G. Bremer they established a settlement and took possession of the northern coast of Australia in 1824.
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References [<ExternalResource: Uren, M. (1967), 'John Septimus Roe', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 2, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Mercer, F. (1962), 'Amazing Career: The Story of Western Australia's First Surveyor-General', Perth, Western Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Jackson, J. L. Burton (1982), 'Not an Idle Man: A Biography of John Septimus Roe...', West Swan, Western Australia.>]