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    Edmund Lockyer, (21 January 1784 – 10 June 1860) was a British soldier and explorer of Australia. Born in Plymouth, Devon, Lockyer was the son of Thomas...
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    Major Edmund Lockyer on 26 December 1826 of an expedition on behalf of the New South Wales colonial government.[text–source integrity?] Lockyer established...
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    estimated operating budget of A$35m. Named after the explorer Major Edmund Lockyer (1784-1860) who explored the Brisbane River for 150 miles on instructions...
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  • Australian rugby league footballer Edmund Lockyer (1784–1860), British soldier and Australian explorer Edward Lockyer (1899–1958) Canadian businessman and...
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  • led by Major Edmund Lockyer, landed at King George Sound, and founded what became the port city of Albany. On 21 January 1827 Lockyer formally took possession...
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    establishment of a temporary British military base, commanded by Major Edmund Lockyer, at King George Sound (Albany) on Christmas Day, 1826. Albany is consequently...
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    To that end, on 21 January 1827, the commander of the outpost, Major Edmund Lockyer, formally took possession for the British Crown of the portion of New...
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    constructing stone culverts and bridges". In 1828, the colony's chief surveyor Edmund Lockyer directed that each iron gang could contain up to 60 men, supervised...
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    then transferred to the current location of the Brisbane city centre. Edmund Lockyer discovered outcrops of coal along the banks of the upper Brisbane River...
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    claim extended to the whole Australian continent in 1827 when Major Edmund Lockyer established a settlement on King George Sound (modern-day Albany). The...
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    south-west New Holland. Governor Ralph Darling of New South Wales put Edmund Lockyer in command of the expedition and gave him the order that if he encountered...
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    Darling, to send Major Edmund Lockyer, with troops and 23 convicts, to establish a settlement at King George Sound. Lockyer's party arrived on Christmas...
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    Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Regional Council and the Somerset Regional Council. The Gatton area was explored by Major Edmund Lockyer in 1825. A settlement...
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    Lowood, and downstream from the Wivenhoe Dam. The creek is named after Edmund Lockyer. Draining parts of the western Scenic Rim, the creek's headwaters are...
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    British claim was extended to the whole Australian continent when Major Edmund Lockyer established a settlement on King George Sound (the basis of the later...
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    1827 Major Edmund Lockyer arrived at King George Sound in the brig Amity, to found a penal settlement at King George Sound. Mokare showed Lockyer and other...
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  • settlement was established at King George's Sound (Albany) by Major Edmund Lockyer in order to provide a deterrent to the French presence in the area....
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    recorded, but the neighboring suburb of Redbank was named by Major Edmund Lockyer in September 1825 due to the red soil on the bank of the Brisbane River...
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    cemetery are explorer-surveyor Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, Major Edmund Lockyer and Mary, Lady Jamison (widow of the colonial pioneer landowner, physician...
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    other explorers such as Allan Cunningham, Patrick Logan and Major Edmund Lockyer made expeditions and surveys further upstream, and, in May 1825, the...
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    of the Scottish towns Edinburgh and Glasgow.[citation needed] Major Edmund Lockyer discovered outcrops of coal along the banks of the upper Brisbane River...
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    Queensland, Australia, after leaving Sydney. December 25, 1826 – Major Edmund Lockyer arrives at King George Sound to take possession of the western part...
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    Academy in West Point, New York during the early morning hours. Major Edmund Lockyer arrives at King George Sound to take possession of the western part...
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    Baudin. Success then sailed to King George Sound, to pick up Major Edmund Lockyer and unload provisions for the settlement there, after which the ship...
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  • natural environment. The Museum was the original residence of Major Edmund Lockyer, the commanding officer of the settlement group that landed in Princess...
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    shore of Princess Royal Harbour, in Albany, Western Australia where Edmund Lockyer raised the British flag in 1827. In 1927 during the Centenary of Albany...
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    the suburb name is from a description of the area provided by Major Edmund Lockyer whilst exploring in a boat along the Brisbane River. While the Redbank...
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  • Edenglassie, a portmanteau of the Scottish towns Edinburgh and Glasgow. Major Edmund Lockyer discovered outcrops of coal along the banks of the upper Brisbane River...
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    under the command of Major Edmund Lockyer, arrived at King George Sound to establish a possessory military settlement. Lockyer named his settlement Fredrick...
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    on the site was built in the early 19th century and rebuilt by Major Edmund Lockyer. Fort Bovisand, an ancient monument lies in the North West corner of...
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