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			Creator		Oxley, John, 1783-1828
			Title		John Oxley journal re exploration of Moreton Bay, 1824
			Level of Description		Collection
			Date of Work		1824
			Type of Material		Textual Records
			Call Number		C 246 (Safe 1 / 257)
			Issue Copy		Microfilm : CY 1488, frames 185 - 240 (C 246, filed at Safe 1/257)
			Physical Description		0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) : manuscript
			Administrative / Biographical Note		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.
			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.
			Source		Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907


			Signatures / 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.
			General Note		David Scott Mitchell bookplate inside front cover. Journal paginated by the Library, pp. 1-97.
			Subject		David Scott Mitchell Collection. Explorers -- Australia. Queensland -- Discovery and exploration.
			Place		Moreton Bay (Qld.)
			Digital order no.		Album ID : 879052