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The memorial commemorates the expedition of explorer John Oxley (1784 - 1828).
John Oxley crossed Bowen`s Rivulet (Cox`s Creek) approximately 3 kilometres southwest of this spot on the 27th August 1818 and travelled east to Port Macquarie.
Note : As at 20 July 2016 it has been reported to us that the original plaque on the monument has been stolen. It is believed a replacement plaque has now been placed on the memorial.
Location
| Address: | Black Stump Way (Mullaley-Coolah Road), Mullaley Mountain, 4 kilometres south of Mullaley, Mullaley, 2379 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.136383 Long: 149.906667 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 27-August-1818 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 27-August-1818 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 25th July, 1986 |
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On 27th August 1818
Surveyor General Lieutenant John Oxley
Crossed Bowen`s Rivulet (now Cox`s Creek) About 3km South-West Of This Point And Travelled East Toward Port Macquarie. He Named The Black Soil Area To The East And South-East
The Liverpool Plains
This Stone Was Erected To Honour Him And Remind Us Of The Courage Of All Explorers And Pioneers.
May All Who Pass This Way Give A Thought To
"The Tracks Of Those Vanishing Horsemen.
On A Path Covered Over By Time.
Their Glory All Gone...
Still Their Echoes Live On Here... In The Beat Of My Rhyme".
Erected By Tambar Springs APEX.
Stone & Plaque Gunnedah Shire Council.
Citation From Song By Eric Watson.
Unveiled 26-7-86 By
Rachael Anne Barnes,
A Great Great Great Grandaughter Of John Oxley
