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Sturt, Charles (1795 - 1869)

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Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
 
[Repository details]
Title:Augustus Charles Gregory - Records
Reference:MS 191-8 and Q420-42
Date Range:1842 - 1903
Description:Field-books, journals and memoranda 1842-85; letters and maps connected with the North Australian Exploring Expedition 1854-58, and with the Expedition in search of Leichhardt 1857-58; and other records, overall dates 1842-1903. Includes: H. C. Gregory’s letters and diaries connected with the North Australian Exploring Expedition 1855, and correspondence with A.C. Gregory 1855-57 [MS Q423, Q424, Q432, Q433, Q442]; F. Mueller’s correspondence with A.C. Gregory 1855-57 and A.C. Macdonald 1888-1892 [MS Q423, Q426, Q442]; Henry Richards’ petition and other documents relating to the North Australian Exploring Expedition 1855-57; Charles Sturt’s correspondence with A.C. Gregory 1854-55 [MS Q421-2]; J. S. Wilson’s journal and letters connected with the North Australian Exploring Expedition 1855-57 [MS Q420]; J. T. Baines’ correspondence connected with the North Australian Exploring Expedition 1855-57; James Flood’s letters and other documents 1855-57;
Access:Available for reference
Related Entries:Baines, (John) Thomas (1822 - 1875) | Flood, James | Gregory, Augustus Charles (1819 - 1905) | Gregory, Henry Churchman | Richards, Henry | von Mueller, Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich (1825 - 1896) | Wilson, James Spottiswood

Title:Charles Sturt - Records
Reference:A4099
Date Range:1845 - 1846
Description:Letter to G. Macleay 1846 (?) describing experiences on his Central Australian expedition July to November 1845.
Quantity:40 pages
Access:Available for reference

Title:Charles Sturt - Records
Date Range:1824 - 1845
Description:Papers 1824-45 (3 volumes of original manuscripts), including a journal of an expedition into the northwest of New South Wales 1828-29; correspondence with the New South Wales Colonial Secretary on the expedition 1828-30; sketches and a diary of an expedition to central Australia 1844-45. Microfilm of papers 1829-69 from originals in the Rhodes House Library, Oxford, further copies of which are held in the South Australian Archives and the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
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National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:Charles Sturt - Records
Reference:mfm M403
Date Range:1844 - 1848
Description:Includes: letter of instructions from Governor George Grey, a schedule of men and animals proposed for Sturt's expedition with a list of provisions required; journal, 11 Aug. 1845 to 12 Jan. 1846, kept during the expedition; return of provisions and letter to Sturt 29 Jan. 1846 from Louis Piesse, the expedition's storekeeper; "Vocabulary of the dialect spoken by the Murray River tribes in South Australia, May 1844" and "Specimens of the language of the natives of the Upper Darling"; seven letters from the Colonial Secretary. A.M. Mundy, to Sturt July 1845-May 1847, concerning the expedition; drafts of notes by Sturt on the royalties from mines in South Australia and a draft of part of Sturt's Notice of the province of South Australia published with his Narrative. London, 1849; four drawings of landscapes and two charts 8) Letter, Feb. 1847, from Louis Piesse to Sturt; letter, Feb. 1848, about Sturt family matters.
Formats:Microfilm.
Quantity:1 reel
Access:Available for reference
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State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:Charles Sturt - Records
Reference:M403
Date Range:1945 - 1949
Description:Letters and journals related to Sturt's Expedition to the interior, 1844-6 including vocabularies of the Murray River tribes of South Australia, and notes, drawings and charts of South Australia.
Formats:Microfilm.
Quantity:1 reel
Access:Available for reference

Title:Charles Sturt - Records
Reference:MS 9025
Date Range:1838
Description:Account of his journey along the Murray to South Australia 1838.
Quantity:1 volume
Access:Available for reference
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