The search for the inland sea : John Oxley, explorer, 1783-1828 / Richard Johnson.
The search for the inland sea : John Oxley, explorer, 1783-1828 / Richard Johnson.
The search for the inland sea : John Oxley, explorer, 1783-1828 / Richard Johnson.
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Publisher
Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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919.4042/35
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English
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Physical content
xii, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: REASON FOR HOPE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Newly Discovered Country -- 3 Colonial Sydney -- 4 Volunteering -- 5 Preparations -- FIRST INLAND EXPEDITION, 1817 -- 6 To the Lachlan -- 7 Beyond the Lachlan -- 8 The Lachlan Swamps -- 9 The Return Journey -- 10 A New Chall...
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Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001.
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"John Oxley, Surveyor-General of New South Wales, ranks among the great explorers of Australia. His expeditions along the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers were feats of dogged endurance and persistence, as he pursued his dream of finding the mysterious inland sea that he firmly believed lay in the Australian interior." "This is the first biography of a...
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The search for the inland sea : John Oxley, explorer, 1783-1828 / Richard Johnson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-292) and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
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919.4042/35
Record Identifier
74VvQ2BpVORZ
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0522849598 :
9780522849592
0522849598
9780522849592 :
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919.4042092
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991014381809702626
