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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, published
in 1833, begins with a description of the colony. Volume 1 focuses
on the expedition of 1828-9, when Sturt and a small party travelled
on horseback down the Macquarie River until it turned into marshes.
Skirting the unhealthy swamps, they eventually discovered and named
the Darling River, but were forced to turn back due to drought and
a lack of fresh water, as the Darling was salt. Sturt describes the
topgraphy, vegetation and wildlife, as well as his encounters with
groups of Aborigines concerned for the party's welfare despite
their own harsh living conditions.
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.
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This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
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