Captain Charles Sturt, Victoria Square, Adelaide, SA, Australia - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

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'Charles Sturt, one of the most important people associated with early South Australia, was born on 28 April, 1795 in India. In 1827 he sailed for New South Wales to escort a shipment of convicts for Sydney.

Sturt showed a keen interest in exploring the as yet unmapped country and its rivers. With Governor Darling's approval he set out to solve its mysteries. In 1828 he discovered the Darling River and in January 1830 the Murray River, which he followed until he reached present day Goolwa. With the assistance of the local Aborigines, Sturt and his party were able to reach the Murray mouth in South Australia. They had hoped to get the boat out into the sea but were unable and Sturt had to walk across the dunes to see the river flowing into the ocean. However Sturt had seen enough good land and it was his report of this journey that later influenced the decision in England to establish the Colony of South Australia.'

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