Charles+Sturt

== Charles Sturt, a famous Australian explorer was born on the 28th of April 1795 in India, although he was British. Sturt had an extremely large family and he was one 13 children and the eldest of eight sons. In 1827, Sturt arrived in Sydney, Australia. He was sent to Australia on the first fleet aboard the mariner, where he was in charge of the convicts. Before Sturt migrated to Australia, he was involved in the military and he was captain in the british army. Sturt was a commanding man with great authority, he made good judgements and he was always will ing to stand up in action. He portrayed some of these charecteristics during the Peninsular war against the americans in Canada. Charles Sturt was obviously a very well respected and noble man as he was chosen to go on expeditions and explore the land of Australia. Charles Sturt is truly an icon man in the shceme of Australian history. ==



What happened after the expeditions?
== After the expeditions, Sturt had been appointed colonial treasurer of the Adelaide colony. For his pursuit of the inland sea, he was rewarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1847. Unfortunately he left Australia too late to actually receive it personally. Before he left, he composed a published account of the expedition for England. When he returned to Adelaide in August 1849 he was apointed colonial secretary. Sturt was adopting sicknesses like his sight failing due to his age and what he had done during his life’s encounters. Sturt was often heard to be extremely passionate about Australia and vowed to never leave the country. However, he was obliged to secure the future of his children and in order for that to happen he needed to come to England. He remained there till his death on the 16th of June 1869. During his time in England he often assisted with Australian affairs and was instrumental in the expeditions to the North of Australia. He applied for governor of Australian colony’s twice but was rejected on both occasions. Upon his recommendation of his fellow friends, he decided to go after a Knighthood but he died before the formalities were completed. Even though of his supposedly successful expeditions, he was pursued by financial difficulties for the rest of his life. Had it not been for his old friend George Macleay, Sturt would not have received the proper burial he deserved for his work of exploration in the heart of Australia. ==

== He was considered to have discovered the Murray River that is now the border between the states of Victoria and New South Wales. Sturt also was in pursuit of an inland sea but unfortunately was unsuccessful and found nothing but desolation. This type of determination has shaped how Australia sees things now. ==

== The reason for studying this now is because he is one the first person to map the Murray River but also had a belief of finding an inland sea and searched far and wide through his expeditions but to no avail. ==


 * == Two plants. Sturt’s desert pea and Sturt’s desert rose. ==
 * == Sturt’s Stony Desert, South Australia ==
 * == Sturt National Park, New South Wales ==



Where they went?
== Sturt wanted to explore inland Australia, especially its rivers. The main places that sturt went was, The Macquarie River, Murrumbidgee River, Lake Alexandrina, Adelaide, Menindee, NSW, Center Of Australia, Simpson Desert. ==

== During Charles Sturt's expeditions he went and passed many other places such as, Macquarie river, Murrumbidgee river, Lake Alexandrina, Adelaide, Menindee, NSW, Center of Australia and Simpson desert. ==

On Sturts first expedition which was on the 10th of November 1828, it consisted of Sturt, his servant Joseph Harris, two soldiers and eight convicts.
== His second expedition which was on the 3rd of November 1829. This expedition consisted of Sturt, George Macleay, son of the colonial secretary, Harris, Hopkinson, Fraser and clayton, who had all been in his first expedition, and several soldiers and convicts. ==

‘ In a colony constituted like that of New South Wales, the proportion of crime must of course be great.’ Charles Sturt []

=**__Interesting fact! Charles Sturt was mostly associated with the colony of Adelaide.__ **= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Bibliography: Gibbney, H. J., 'Sturt, Charles (1795–1869)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sturt-charles-2712/text3811, accessed 7 June 2012.

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