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Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers, establishing that they all merged into the Murray River. He was searching to determine if there was an "inland sea".

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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.

Successful, Causes, Flourishing, Enterprise

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

Sunset, Opposites, Littles, Opposite, Leisurely, Foster

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.

Conducting, Future, Operations, Recollect, Should, Success

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.

Climate, Fine, Production, Soil, Wales, Wool

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.

Mean, Land, Consideration, Emigrate, Capital

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.

Believe, Years, Climate, Remarkable, Fearful

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.

Block, Rocks, Regularity, Extremely, Columnar, Rock

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

Colony, Constituted, Course, Crime, Proportion, Wales

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.

Patience, Kindness, Communication, Insure, Fail

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

House, Emigration, Intention, Dwell, Length

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.

Country, Men, Space, Connection, Haunt

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.

Change, Country, Features, Place, Valleys

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.

Convey, Ideas, Islands, Larger, Mind, Order

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.

Success, Example, Moral, Overwhelm, Bad

Farming implements are as cheap in Sydney as in England.

Agriculture, England, Farming, Implements, Sydney