Junction of the Murray and Lake Alexandrina |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title : | Junction of the Murray and Lake Alexandrina |
|
|
| Creator : | Skipper, John Michael, 1815-1883 | ||
| Source : | PRG 50/34/6 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1839 | ||
| Format : | Artwork | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
| Catalogue record | |||
| The State Library of South Australia is keen to find out more about SA Memory items. We encourage you to contact the Library if you have additional information about any of these items. | |||
| Copyright : | Reproduction rights are owned by State Library of South Australia. This image may be printed or saved for research or study. Use for any other purpose requires permission from the State Library of South Australia. To request approval, complete the Permission to publish form. |
| Description : |
Governor George Gawler's 1839 expedition up the River Murray to the North West Bend (Morgan) prepares to depart from Lake Alexandrina. Two of the ladies who accompanied the expedition, most likey to be Julia Gawler and Charlotte Sturt can been seen on the far side of the boat. The third woman Eliza Arbuckle, Mrs Sturt's servant, cannot be seen. The artist John Michael Skipper did not accompany the expedition and based his watercolour on a sketch by Gawler. Several Aboriginal people can be seen to the left at a campfire; an Aboriginal man accompanied the expedition upstream to ease its passage through the territories of the various tribes along the way. Another group of men rode the horses north along the river banks; these would be used to explore north-west from the major bend in the River Murray. Gawler's expedition intended to explore north-west from the big bend in the River Murray seeking good agricultural or grazing lands. When the boat reached the bend Gawler set out with Charles Sturt, Henry Inman, Arthur Gell, Henry Bryan and several others on their explorations. The remainder of the party including the women remained at the Bend. Lack of water and high summer temperatures forced an early return of Gawler's party to the River. Unfortunately Henry Bryan was lost in the bush and despite prolonged searching no trace of him was ever found. Mount Bryan is named for him. |
| Subjects | |
| Related names : | Gawler, George, 1795-1869 Skipper, John Michael, 1815-1883 Sturt, Charles 1795-1869 Sturt, Charlotte Christiana, Lady Gawler, Julia |
| Coverage year : | 1839 |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Place : | Lake Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Sturt, Charles, The Mount Bryan expedition 1839 Adelaide: Sullivan's Cove, 1982 Sturt, Napier George, Mrs Life of Charles Sturt: sometime Capt. 39th Regt. and Australian explorer London: Smith, Elder, 1899 Borrow, K. T. Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler, K.H. Governor and Commander-in-Chief of South Australia 1838-1841 Adelaide: Pioneers' Association of South Australia, 1955 Davies, Eliza The story of an earnest life: a woman's adventures in Australia and in two voyages around the world Cincinnati: Central Book Concern, 1881 Sitters, Valerie 'Travellers in skirts: women travellers in Australia', Geonews, vol. 7, no. 2, May/June 2000, pp. 4-11 |
| Internet links : | |
| Exhibitions and events : | State Library of South Australia: Mortlock Wing. Taking it to the edge August 2004- |
 | | |
Copyright and this website | Contact us | Accessibility | Disclaimer | Privacy | Research enquiries | FOI |   | |
