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In a colony constituted like that of New South Wales, the proportion of crime must of course be great.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Colony Course Crime Great Like Must New Proportion South Wales

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It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their future operations and certainty of success in conducting them; but they should recollect that competency cannot be obtained without labour.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Anticipate Cannot Certainty Conducting Facility Feared Future Generally Great Labour New Obtained Operations Should South Success Them Those Too Wales Who Without

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Farming implements are as cheap in Sydney as in England.

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Topics: Cheap England Farming Sydney

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The year 1826 was remarkable for the commencement of one of those fearful droughts to which we have reason to believe the climate of New South Wales is periodically subject.

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Topics: Believe Climate Commencement Fearful New Reason Remarkable South Subject Those Wales Which Year

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Mount Harris is of basaltic formation, but I could not observe any columnar regularity in it, although large blocks are exposed above the ground. The rock is extremely hard and sonorous.

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Topics: Above Although Any Blocks Could Exposed Extremely Formation Ground Hard Harris Large Mount Observe Regularity Rock

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We had not seen any natives for many days, but a few passed the camp on the opposite side of the river on the evening of the 25th. They would not, however, come to us; but fled into the interior in great apparent alarm.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Alarm Any Apparent Camp Come Days Evening Few Great Had However Interior Many Natives Opposite Passed River Seen Side Us Would

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I had no inducement to proceed further into the interior. I had been sufficiently disappointed in the termination of this excursion, and the track before me was still less inviting.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Been Before Disappointed Excursion Further Had Interior Inviting Less Me Proceed Still Sufficiently Termination Track

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These matters having been arranged, I had a temporary awning erected near the river, and was for three or four days busily employed writing an account of our journey for the Governor's information.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Account Arranged Been Days Employed Four Governor Had Having Information Journey Matters Near Our River Temporary Three Writing

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Now it is evident that a little insight into the customs of every people is necessary to insure a kindly communication; this, joined with patience and kindness, will seldom fail with the natives of the interior.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Communication Customs Every Evident Fail Insight Insure Interior Joined Kindly Kindness Little Natives Necessary Now Patience People Seldom Will

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Explorer

Born: April 28th, 1795

Died: June 16th, 1869

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