In the early 1800s, there was just one way for anyone to come to Australia, and that was by ship. Charles Sturt originally arrived in Australia as a professional soldier in charge of a troop which was assigned to oversee convicts. He came aboard the ship "Mariner".
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No, Charles Sturt was never a Governor of Australia. He was an inland explorer.
The only means by which anyone could come to Australia in the early 1800s was by ship. Charles Sturt arrived in Australia in May 1927 aboard the "Mariner", as a soldier in charge of a troop which was assigned to convict duties.
Charles Sturt was Surveyor-General in South Australia.
The explorer of Australia, Charles Sturt, was born in India. He was the oldest son of a judge for the British East India Company. He moved to England at the age of five to be educated.
Charles Sturt's legacy of exploration is found in the naming of such places as:Sturt Stony DesertSturt River (South Australia)Charles Sturt University (NSW)Sturt's name also lives on in the floral emblem of South Australia, the Sturt Desert Pea, and the floral emblem of the Northern Territory, Sturt's Desert Rose.
Captain Charles Sturt is buried in a cemetery in the city of Cheltenham, South Australia.
Not at all. Charles Sturt was born in India and came to Australia as a free man when he was about 32 years old.
It was part of his duties. Charles Sturt was Surveyor-General of South Australia, and in this position, he was required to explore.
No. Charles Sturt did not travel to Western Australia. Shark Bay was "officially" discovered by Dirk Hartog, who landed there in October 1616.
Charles Sturt was sure there had to be an inland sea in Australia. Even though he solved the riddle of the westward-flowing rivers (which, unlike rivers on other continents, did not flow towards the coast), and found that the inland river system did not lead to an inland sea, this was something Sturt continued to search for. Fifteen years after his major expedition which traced the Murray River, Sturt still believed there had to be an inland sea, and travelled into the desert country of central Australia - but of course, he never found an inland sea.
Charles Sturt was not an Australian Gallipoli leader. He was one of Australia's greatest explorers, following the course of the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers, and opening up the southeastern corner of the continent for settlement and river transportation. And yes, it is after the explorer Charles Sturt that the Charles Sturt University is named.