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The Journals of John McDouall Stuart during the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862 - When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed It from Sea to Sea (Paperback)
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The Journals of John McDouall Stuart during the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862 - When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed It from Sea to Sea (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
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John McDouall Stuart (1815-66) was a surveyor and a pioneering
explorer of Australia. Born in Scotland, he emigrated in 1839 to
Australia where he worked in surveying and made many expeditions
into the outback. The treks he undertook from 1858 to 1862 are the
focus of this account, published in 1864, and are compiled from
Stuart's notes by William Hardman (1828-90). During these periods
of exploration he managed - though suffering from scurvy - to cross
the continent, and he also discovered various rivers and
geographical features. Hardman's account uses Stuart's journals to
give an account of six historic and often gruelling expeditions.
The first was to the north-west; the following two were
explorations around Lake Torrens; the fourth was an attempt to find
the centre of the territory; a fifth involved a forced retreat
after an aboriginal attack; and in the final one Stuart traversed
the continent.
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