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John Oxley was one of Australia's early explorers and a Surveyor-General at the time he explored. John Oxley contributed a great deal to the exploration of Australia, and his achievements are his many great discoveries..

In 1817, Governor Macquarie ordered Oxley to follow the course of the Lachlan River, to determine where it led. Oxley followed and mapped much of the course of the Lachlan, although he was thwarted by marshes, and could not complete the expedition to its conclusion. However, he discovered and named the Bogan River, on 13 August 1817.

On 26 August 1818 Oxley and George Evans climbed a hill and saw before them rich, fertile plains which they named the Liverpool Plains after Lord Liverpool, the British Prime Minister. This countryside is now some of the richest in New South Wales.

On 23 October 1823, John Oxley sailed from Sydney to travel north along the coastline, with the aim of finding a suitable settlement for convicts in the north. Less than two months later, on 2 December 1823, Oxley came across the entrance to the Brisbane River, which ticket-of-leave convict timber-getters, Parsons, Pamphlett and Finnegan had already discovered by accident. Oxley was subsequently credited with the discovery of the Brisbane River.

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