Entrance of the Murray: official report of Capt. Sturt |
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| Title : | Entrance of the Murray: official report of Capt. Sturt |
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| Source : | South Australian gazette and colonial register, 29 September 1838, p. 4 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1838 | ||
| Format : | Newspaper | ||
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| Description : |
Newspaper article reporting on Captain Sturt's account of the navigability of the Murray mouth. Sturt's report states that there is no practical or safe passage through the mouth. Giles E. Strangways assisted in the examination. |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Finnis, HJ. The Murray Mouth, reprinted from proceedings of Royal Geographical Society, South Australian branch, session 1952-1953, [Adelaide], 1973. Linn, Rob. A land abounding: a history of the Port Elliot and Goolwa region, South Australia, Goolwa, SA: Alexandrina Council, 2001. McLeay, Leslie. River's end: the story of Goolwa and the Murray Mouth, Beverley, SA: [s.n.], c1985. Tolley, JC. South coast story: a history of Goolwa, Port Elliot, Middleton, and the Murray Mouth, Port Elliot, SA: District Council of Port Elliot, 1982. |
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