The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia. pt. 2. New ZealandArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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... Sturt that furious torrents , fed by tropical rains , sometimes raged in it . Whence did that river come ? Whither did it flow - to the coast or into a large lake in the centre of the continent ? 1 It was reserved for Sturt himself to ...
... Sturt that furious torrents , fed by tropical rains , sometimes raged in it . Whence did that river come ? Whither did it flow - to the coast or into a large lake in the centre of the continent ? 1 It was reserved for Sturt himself to ...
Page 133
... Sturt did not recognise it as the same river , and his name for it has endured . It was applied in honour of the Secretary of State for the Colonies , Sir George Murray , who during his two years and a half of office had done nothing to ...
... Sturt did not recognise it as the same river , and his name for it has endured . It was applied in honour of the Secretary of State for the Colonies , Sir George Murray , who during his two years and a half of office had done nothing to ...
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... Sturt , whose great river voyage of 1830 had led to the founding of South Australia , entered the public service of that colony under Governor Gawler , and was occupying the post of Registrar General when Eyre failed to reach the middle ...
... Sturt , whose great river voyage of 1830 had led to the founding of South Australia , entered the public service of that colony under Governor Gawler , and was occupying the post of Registrar General when Eyre failed to reach the middle ...
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