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John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps best known for his two expeditions into the interior of New South Wales and his exploration of the Tweed River and the Brisbane River ...
May 22, 2024 · John Oxley (born 1783/85?, near Westow, Yorkshire, England—died May 26, 1828, Kirkham, Australia) was a surveyor-general and explorer who played an important part in the exploration of eastern Australia and also helped open up Van Diemen’s Land (later Tasmania).
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784?-1828), surveyor-general and explorer, was born at Kirkham Abbey near Westow, Yorkshire, England, and baptised at Bulmer on 6 July 1784, the eldest son of John Oxley and his wife Isabella, who was related to the Irish Viscount Molesworth.
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1783/1785 – 1828) was a British explorer, naval officer, and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonization. Oxley was appointed surveyor-general of New South Wales in 1812, and retained that position until his death.
John Oxley was an explorer who made many journeys into eastern Australia. He also had an important role in opening up Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) to European settlement.
Learn about John Oxley, who discovered the Brisbane River and the Tweed River in 1823 and 1824. He was the Surveyor General of New South Wales and a pioneer of colonial exploration.
He named the Brisbane River. John Oxley led three important expeditions in Australia. kidcyber acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
