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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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