Narrative Of An Expedition Into Central Australia, Performed Under The Authority Of Her Majesty's Government, During The Years 1844, 5, And 6: ... Of South Australia, In 1847; Volume 1

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Sturt, Charles

Australia & Oceania

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Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia

Mr Hume thought they intended an attack and the horses had taken fright and galloped away I determined therefore to fire at once upon them if they pressed up the bank on which we were posted Mr Hume went with me to the crest of it and we rather angrily beckoned to the foremost of the natives to stop They mistook our meaning but laid all their spears in a heap as they came up We then sat down on the bank and they immediately did the same nor did they stir until we beckoned to them after the horses had been secured

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Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia

The Central Australian Expedition 1844-1846 / The Journals of Charles Sturt: The Journals of Charles Sturt (Hakluyt Society, Third Series)

<p>In August 1844 a heavily-laden party led by Captain Charles Sturt set out from Adelaide to head into the unexplored vastness of central Australia. Amongst their equipment was a boat: as well as carrying out his mission of scientific investigation and mapping the topography, Sturt was convinced he would find the inland sea that was reputed to lie in the middle of the continent and so make his reputation. This is the first full publication of Sturt's original journals of the trip. They record the hardships of the journeying through the parched landscape, but also show how his efforts helped reveal the nature of much of the mysterious interior of Australia, and how, in a manner uncharacteristic of his times, he established respectful and co-operative relations with the Aborigines he encountered along the way.</p>

Reference

Hakluyt Society

Journal of the Central Australian Expedition 1844-5

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