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Charles Sturt

Australian Explorer

Born: Apr 28, 1795

Died: Jun 16, 1869

Any Colony Every Great Interior New

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These matters having been arranged, I had a temporary awning erected near the river, and was for three or four days busily employed writing an account of our journey for the Governor's information. Charles Sturt

Journey Writing Three Matters Our Temporary Having River Had Days Employed Arranged Been Governor Account Information Busily Near Four

Australia is properly speaking an island, but it is so much larger than every other island on the face of the globe, that it is classed as a continent in order to convey to the mind a just idea of its magnitude. Charles Sturt

Mind Face Every Other Properly Magnitude Idea Globe Island Continent Australia Than Just Order Convey Much Speaking Larger

In this eventful period the colony of New South Wales is already far advanced. Charles Sturt

Colony Advanced New Period South Wales New South Wales Far

The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool. Charles Sturt

Soil Suited Our Fine More Colonies New Particularly Climate South Australian Wales New South Wales Which Wool Production Staple

On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length. Charles Sturt

Emigration Subject Any Intention Dwell Length

It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their future operations and certainty of success in conducting them; but they should recollect that competency cannot be obtained without labour. Charles Sturt

Success Future Great Too Those Recollect Feared Emigrate Facility Generally New Obtained Operations Without South Anticipate Conducting Wales New South Wales Labour Cannot Them Should Certainty Who

Farming implements are as cheap in Sydney as in England. Charles Sturt

Cheap Farming England Sydney

The year 1826 was remarkable for the commencement of one of those fearful droughts to which we have reason to believe the climate of New South Wales is periodically subject. Charles Sturt

Year Believe Those Fearful Remarkable Droughts New Climate Subject South Commencement Wales New South Wales Which Reason

We had not seen any natives for many days, but a few passed the camp on the opposite side of the river on the evening of the 25th. They would not, however, come to us; but fled into the interior in great apparent alarm. Charles Sturt

I had no inducement to proceed further into the interior. I had been sufficiently disappointed in the termination of this excursion, and the track before me was still less inviting. Charles Sturt

Me Interior Before Further Had Disappointed Inviting Excursion Termination Track Still Been Proceed Less Sufficiently

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