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The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Attributed Causes Colony Condition Enterprise Farmers Flourishing Importance Increasing Industry Itself Local Measure Merchants Must Particular Some Successful Sydney

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Australia is properly speaking an island, but it is so much larger than every other island on the face of the globe, that it is classed as a continent in order to convey to the mind a just idea of its magnitude.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Australia Continent Convey Every Face Globe Idea Island Just Larger Magnitude Mind Much Order Other Properly Speaking Than

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The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Australian Climate Colonies Fine More New Our Particularly Production Soil South Staple Suited Wales Which Wool

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We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset.

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Topics: Arrived Before Foster Little Mount Moved Opposite Sunset Towards

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Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man, or will only become so in isolated spots, as a chain of connection to a more fertile country; if such a country exist to the westward.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Become Chain Civilized Connection Country Exist Fertile Haunt Isolated Man More Only Space Spots Unlikely Westward Whole Will

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In this eventful period the colony of New South Wales is already far advanced.

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Topics: Advanced Colony Far New Period South Wales

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If we strike a line to the N.W. from Sydney to Wellington Valley, we shall find that little change takes place in the geological features of the country.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Change Country Features Find Geological Line Little Place Shall Strike Sydney Takes Valley

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On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Any Dwell Emigration Intention Length Subject

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The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Capital Condition Consideration Fixed Found Future Improving Land Likely Main Means Possessing Propose Residence Society Some Those Who

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One of the greatest objections which families have to New South Wales, is their apprehension of the moral effects that are likely to overwhelm them by bad example, and for which no success in life could compensate.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Apprehension Bad Bad Example Compensate Could Effects Example Families Greatest Life Likely Moral New Objections Overwhelm South Success Them Wales Which

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Explorer

Born: April 28th, 1795

Died: June 16th, 1869

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