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Sturt, Charles (1795 - 1869)

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Born: 28 April 1795 India. Died: 16 June 1869 England.

Charles Sturt, a military officer, undertook an exploration of the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers in 1829. He later took up a position as Assistant Commissioner of Lands in South Australia and in 1844-46 explored Central Australia.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000810. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 29 November 2006

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