John Oxley

<p>Rounding up sheep in Dubbo</p>

Dubbo

Originally traversed by explorer John Oxley in 1818, the natural resources of the region he ... continue

Tamworth

In 1818 when explorer John Oxley first saw the Peel Valley in which Tamworth was ... continue

<p>View of the Lake Cargelligo town, 1890</p>

Lake Cargelligo

Originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri, Ngyampaa and Barkindji Aboriginal people, the land surrounding Lake Cargelligo ... continue

<p>Surfing at Greenmount Beach, Tweed Heads, 1917</p>

Tweed Heads

Located on the far north coast of New South Wales, this land was originally inhabited ... continue

<p>Pile-driver at work on Wauchope Bridge</p>

Wauchope

The river fronted land just inland from the coast of northern New South Wales is ... continue

<p>A miniature of Govenor Macquarie</p>

Govenor Macquarie

  Lachlan Macquarie was appointed governor in 1809 to replace the disgraced Governor Bligh following the ... continue

<p>Stripping Wheat, Wellington</p>

Wellington

First settled in the 1823, the town of Wellington was the second town to be ... continue

<p>Burradoo Railway Station, 1900</p>

Burradoo

The small town of Burradoo just south of Bowral in the Southern Highlands of New ... continue

<p>Sgt Hajime Toyoshima (left), the first Japanese prisoner of war (POW) and Sgt Leslie J ...

Cowra

Located in Central New South Wales, the land that would become Cowra was originally inhabited ... continue

<p>Down passenger to Moss Vale leaving Gib tunnel at Bowral, April 1939</p>

Bowral

Located in the Southern Highlands, the land that would become Bowral was originally part of ... continue

<p>Farmers in West Wyalong, 1890</p>

West Wyalong

West Wyalong is 486km west of Sydney - &nbsp;a transit town for those traveling between ... continue

<p>Gulargambone Post Office, 1960</p>

Gulargambone

Part of the land originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people, the town of Gulargambone ... continue

<p>Port Macquarie Beach</p>

Port Macquarie

Quick stats: Port Macquarie has the highest number of registered marriages, with 31,746 couples ... continue

<p>Notorious bushranger Ben Hall</p>

Forbes

When explorer John Oxley passed through the land that would become Forbes he dismissed it ... continue

William Cordeaux

CORDEAUX, WILLIAM (1792-1839), land commissioner, was born on 9 October 1792 at Crambe, Yorkshire, the ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Pamphlett

PAMPHLETT, THOMAS (1789?-1838), castaway, became a brickmaker at Manchester, England, and at 22 as ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Broughton

BROUGHTON (c.1798-c.1850), Aboriginal guide, tracker and constable, and BROGER (BROGHER) (c.1800-1830), Aboriginal ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Phillip Parker King

Phillip Parker King (1791 - 1856), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

William Cox

William Cox (1764 - 1837), by Charles Rodius, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Robert Dixon

DIXON, ROBERT (1800-1858), surveyor and explorer, was born at Darlington, Durham, England, the son of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

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