John Oxley journal re exploration of Moreton Bay, 1824
John Oxley journal re exploration of Moreton Bay, 1824
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1824
Call Numbers
SAFE/C 246 (Safe 1/257)
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 1488, frames 185-240 (C 246, filed at Safe 1/257)
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2012/D15268/a1830.pdf
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The journal entries describe John Oxley's exploration of Moreton Bay written between 10-29 Sept. 1824. Entries for 10-29 Sept. 1824 are written at front of book on pages 1-77; entries for 7-9 Oct. 1824 are written on inverted pages 78-97.
Alternative Titles
Full title
John Oxley journal re exploration of Moreton Bay, 1824
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
David Scott Mitchell bookplate inside front cover.
Journal paginated by the Library, pp. 1-97.
Digital order no: Album ID : 879052
Signature / Inscriptions
Cover title, in Oxley's hand: 'Remarks in Moreton Bay Sept. 1824'.
Spine titel on binding: 'Oxley's remarks on Moreton Bay'.
D.S. Mitchell signature.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
John Oxley was Surveyor-General of New South Wales, 1812-1828. He was appointed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1817 to lead an expedition to trace the course of the Lachlan River and investigate the western interior of the colony.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/C 246 (Safe 1/257)
Record Identifier
1l4d8451
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4d8451
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Reference code
449065
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