Junction of the Darling and Murray |
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| Title : | Junction of the Darling and Murray |
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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 gives his reasoning for his assumption that the large river which entered the Murray at this point was the River Darling, which he had discovered further upstream in February 1829. |
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| Coverage year : | 1830 |
| Place : | River Murray |
| Further reading : | Mitchell, Thomas, Sir. Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia: with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix and of the present colony of New South Wales. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1965. Mitchell was directed to explore the Darling River to determine where it went. Cumpston, J. H. L. Charles Sturt: his life and journeys of exploration Melbourne: Georgian House, 1951 Swan, Keith In step with Sturt Armadale, Vic.: Graphic Books, 1979 |
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