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Was Charles Sturt A governor?
No, Charles Sturt was never a Governor of Australia. He was an inland explorer.
Where did Charles Sturt become surveyor general?
Charles Sturt was Surveyor-General in South Australia.
What are the places named after Charles Sturt?
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.
Where was Captain Charles Sturt buried?
Captain Charles Sturt is buried in a cemetery in the city of Cheltenham, South Australia.
What year did Charles Sturt come to Australia?
1827.
Was Charles Sturt a convict?
Not at all. Charles Sturt was born in India and came to Australia as a free man when he was about 32 years old.
Where is Charles Sturt's grave?
Charles Sturt's grave is located in the burial ground of the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery in South Australia.
Why did Captain Charles Sturt become an explorer?
It was part of his duties. Charles Sturt was Surveyor-General of South Australia, and in this position, he was required to explore.
Did Charles Sturt discover Shark Bay in Western Australia?
No. Charles Sturt did not travel to Western Australia. Shark Bay was "officially" discovered by Dirk Hartog, who landed there in October 1616.
Does an Australian Gallipoli leader Charles Sturt have a university named after him?
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.
The floral emblem of South Australia was named after Charles?
The Sturt Desert Pea was named after Charles Sturt, the explorer who traced the Murray River to its mouth on the South Australian coast. The Northern Territory's floral emblem is also named after Sturt: it is the Sturt Desert Rose.
How did Charles Sturt come to Australia?
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".
