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__Brooklyn and Megan__ __What can you tell us about John Oxley?__

__John Oxley was born in England. He sailed to Australia with the Royal Navy. John looked after tht expedition's__. [].

__In 1812, Oxley was appointed surveyor-general of New South Wales, a position he held until his death in 1828 .__ __In 1818, he led another expedition to trace the course of the Macquarie River,__ __that is the ship he sailed on to moreton bay.__ __when john oxley was 14 he joined the navy as a midshipman.__ __when he stopped exploring he did farming and sheep breeding.__ __He was a director of the Bank of New South Wales and a member of parliament. He died in Sydney in 1828.__

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