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Charles Napier Sturt.
The names of Charles Sturt's parents were Thomas Lennox Napier Sturt and Jeanette Sturt.
No. Charles Sturt did not travel to Western Australia. Shark Bay was "officially" discovered by Dirk Hartog, who landed there in October 1616.
No, Charles Sturt was never a Governor of Australia. He was an inland explorer.
Charles Sturt was Surveyor-General in South Australia.
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.
1827.
Not at all. Charles Sturt was born in India and came to Australia as a free man when he was about 32 years old.
Charles Sturt's grave is located in the burial ground of the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery in South Australia.
It was part of his duties. Charles Sturt was Surveyor-General of South Australia, and in this position, he was required to explore.
He travelled with George Macleay