Sturt charts the river |
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| Title : | Sturt charts the river |
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| Creator : | Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869 | ||
| Source : | 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. | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | Smith Elder | ||
| Date of creation : | 1833 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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Sturt describes how he charted the river as the boat travelled downstream, recording its twists and turns and the nature of the country adjacent to the river. This chart was of great assistance on their return trip back upstream as it provided a guide to the distances they had travelled and the sites of their previous camps. The extracts are pp. 146/47 and 188/89 from volume 2 of Two expeditons into the interior of southern Australia, during the years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 ... |
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| Coverage year : | 1830 |
| Place : | River Murray |
| Further reading : | Cumpston, J. H. L. Charles Sturt: his life and journeys of exploration Melbourne: Georgian House, 1951 Cumpston, J. H. L. The inland sea and the great river : the story of Australian exploration Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1964 Croker, Herbert The camp by the river: an account of Capt. Charles Sturt's voyage down the river Murray, 1830 Adelaide: Charles Sturt Memorial Museum Trust, 1979 |
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