Charles Sturt (1795–1869) was a British soldier, sent to New South Wales in charge of convicts in 1826. In 1827 Governor Darling appointed him to lead the first of two expeditions into the interior, in search of pastoral land for settlement and a navigable river system. Sturt's two-volume account of his journeys, published in 1833, begins with a description of the colony. Volume 1 focuses on the expedition of 1828–9, when Sturt and a small party travelled on horseback down the Macquarie River until it turned into marshes. Skirting the unhealthy swamps, they eventually discovered and named the Darling River, but were forced to turn back due to drought and a lack of fresh water, as the Darling was salt. Sturt describes the topgraphy, vegetation and wildlife, as well as his encounters with groups of Aborigines concerned for the party's welfare despite their own harsh living conditions.
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Charles Sturt Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: Volume 1 Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 410g ISBN:9781108038850 ISBN 10: 1108038859 Series:Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania Pages: 318 Publication Date:08 November 2011 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Dedication; Preliminary chapter; Expedition down the Macquarie River, and into the Western Interior in 1828 and 1829: 1. State of the Colony in 1828–9; 2. Prosecution of our course into the interior; 3. Intercourse with the natives; 4. Perplexity; 5. General remarks; 6. Concluding remarks; Appendix.
