The Oxley Highway, the Oxley Way and almost every reference to “Oxley” is attributed to John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784?-1828) who led various expeditions exploring and mapping vast areas of inland NEW South Wales in the early 1800s.
An anchor has been erected close to the estimated point of his crossing and naming the Peel River on 2nd September 1818. The City of Tamworth is located just south of this spot.
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