Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831:...

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Charles Sturt

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831

With Observations on the Soil, Climate, and General Resources of the Colony of New South Wales...

Charles Sturt

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Cambridge University Press
10 November 2011

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Expeditions

Series: Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 2 Volume Set

Charles Sturt (1795–1869) was a British soldier, sent to New South Wales in charge of convicts in 1826. In 1827 Governor Darling appointed him to lead the first of two expeditions into the interior, in search of pastoral land for settlement and a navigable river system. Sturt's two-volume account of his journeys was published in 1833. Volume 2 describes how in November 1829 Sturt left Sydney to trace the Murrumbidgee River, which led him to the Lachlan, and ultimately the Murray. The ship which was supposed to be waiting for the party on the south coast had left, and the explorers were forced to row 900 miles back up river on low rations, an experience which permanently damaged Sturt's health. Despite these hardships, Sturt made careful records of the topography and flora of the region, as well as his encounters with the local, occasionally hostile, Aboriginal tribes.

By: Charles Sturt
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 2
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781108038867
ISBN 10: 1108038867
Series: Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 2 Volume Set
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 10 November 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Expedition Down the Morumbidgee and Murray Rivers, in 1829, 1830, and 1831: 1. Introductory; 2. Commencement of the expedition in November, 1829; 3. Character of the Morumbidgee where it issues from the hilly country; 4. Embarkation of the party in the boats, and voyage down the Morumbidgee; 5. Character of the country; 6. Improvement in the aspect of the country; 7. Valley of the Murray; 8. Environs of the lake Alexandrina; Appendix.