Murray mouth |
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| Title : | Murray mouth |
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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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| Description : |
Sturt's description of the mouth of the River Murray as not favourable for future navigation. After the settlement of South Australia in 1836, the question of the navigability of the Murray Mouth was much discussed. Numerous attempts were made in whaleboats or small craft with differing results. Encounter Bay was suggested as the most suitable place for the capital of the colony because of its closeness to the mouth of the River Murray, but William Light had disagreed because of the low sandy coast and the continuous surf. When the river boat trade commenced in 1853 Francis Cadell navigated his boat Lady Augusta through the mouth and subsequently other captains would also make the dangerous trip. But the navigation of the Murray mouth remained a dangerous enterprise. |
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| Coverage year : | 1830 |
| Place : | Murray River estuary |
| Further reading : | Light, William Brief journal of the proceedings of William Light. With a few remarks on some of the objections that have been made to them. Adelaide, [S. Aust.]: Public Library of South Australia, 1962 James, T. Horton Six months in South Australia : with some account of Port Philip and Portland Bay, in Australia Felix : with advice to emigrants : to which is added a monthly calendar of gardening and agriculture, adapted to the climate and seasons Adelaide: Public Library of South Australia, 1962 p. 285 [Sir John Jeffcott and Captain Blenkinsop are drowned] Linn, Rob A diverse land: a history of the Lower Murray, Lakes and Coorong [Meningie, S. Aust]: Meningie Historical Society, 1988 |
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