Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 80 Sturt, Charles 1795 1869 Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume I Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume I" by Charles Sturt is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work chronicles Sturt’s explorations and observations during his journeys through the uncharted interior of Australia, particularly focusing on the rivers, geography, and vegetation of the region. Sturt aims to illuminate the landscape and resources that characterize the colony of New South Wales while sharing insights into the challenges faced by early settlers and explorers. The opening of the book sets the context for Sturt's expeditions, beginning with a dedication and a preface that highlights his motivations for documenting these journeys. Sturt reflects on the colonial state of New South Wales, the misconceptions held about Australia's potential, and the significance of his expeditions in addressing these erroneous beliefs. He details the planning and execution involved in traveling down the Macquarie River during a challenging drought, indicating the socioeconomic struggles of the settlers at the time. Additionally, Sturt introduces the geographical features and natural conditions he encountered, establishing a foundation for the detailed accounts that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869 New South Wales -- Discovery and exploration DU Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 488444 478685 2024-10-02T12:07:17.274060 2023-10-02T10:24:26.574076 text/html text/html 476954 2020-12-27T22:45:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163853 2020-12-27T22:45:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276096 2024-10-02T12:07:27.777968 application/epub+zip 282698 2024-10-02T12:07:21.573027 application/epub+zip 253125 2024-10-02T12:07:19.956021 application/epub+zip 612153 2024-10-02T12:07:32.102982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594231 2024-10-02T12:07:26.587952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549676 2022-09-02T14:09:12.361874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456097 456064 2024-10-02T12:07:16.448020 2023-10-02T10:24:25.936086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 456035 2020-12-27T22:45:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161239 2020-12-27T22:45:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19556 2024-10-02T12:07:32.239931 application/rdf+xml 24815 2024-10-02T12:07:20.522993 image/jpeg 4650 2024-10-02T12:07:20.240003 image/jpeg 262060 2024-10-02T12:07:17.312056 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia