John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps best known for his two expeditions into the interior of New South Wales and his exploration of the Tweed River and the Brisbane River in what is now the state of Queensland.
Gladstone is a city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 550 km (340 mi) by road north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Rockhampton. Situated between the Calliope and Boyne Rivers, Gladstone is home to Queensland's largest multi-commodity shipping port.
Sir Augustus Charles Gregory was an English-born Australian explorer and surveyor. Between 1846 and 1858 he undertook four major expeditions. He was the first Surveyor-General of Queensland. He was appointed a lifetime Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
The Surveyor General of Western Australia is the person nominally responsible for government surveying in Western Australia.
The Surveyor-General of New South Wales is the primary government authority responsible for land and mining surveying in New South Wales.
John Douglas was an Anglo-Australian politician and Premier of Queensland.
George Barney was a Royal Engineer officer and became Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of North Australia.
Robert Harald Lindsay Dixon (1800–1858) was an Australian surveyor and explorer, born in Darlington, England.
Robert Austin was an English-born surveyor and explorer in Western Australia, and a civil engineer and surveyor in Queensland.
Philip Francis Adams was a Surveyor General of New South Wales, Australia.
Alexander Black was a Scottish-born surveyor who worked for most of career in Victoria, Australia and was Surveyor General of Victoria for six years from 1886.
The Surveyor General of Victoria is the person nominally responsible for government surveying in Victoria, Australia. The original duties for the Surveyor General was to measure and determine land grants for settlers in Victoria. The position was created at the time Victoria became a separate colony in 1851.
Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land.
William Alcock Tully was a Surveyor General of Queensland,.
George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple was a colonist, explorer, public servant and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
James Charles Burnett (1815—1854) a.k.a. "John" was a surveyor and explorer in New South Wales, Australia. He was the head of the first Survey Office established at Brisbane in 1844.
Cameron Corner Survey Marker is a heritage-listed survey marker in the locality of Cameron Corner, Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The survey marker is at the border corner of South-West Queensland with New South Wales and South Australia; it was established in 1880. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 November 2012.
Queensland is the north-eastern state of Australia and has land borders with three other Australian states and territories: New South Wales, South Australia and Northern Territory. To the north of Queensland is the Torres Strait separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea. To the east of Queensland is the Coral Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean. There are many islands off the Queensland coast which form part of the state of Queensland.
James Warner (1814–1891) was a pioneer surveyor in Queensland, Australia. Arriving at Moreton Bay penal colony in 1938, he was one of three surveyors who surveyed the area now Brisbane and its surrounding areas. He worked for 50 years in the Survey Office of Queensland, surveying and naming many towns and other features.
Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (1800-1840) was a pioneer explorer and surveyor in Australia.
