Letter. 1848.

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Letter. 1848.

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A.L.S. 23 October 1848, from Port Lincoln, South Australia, to an unnamed correspondent. It concerns Sturt's expedition to Central Australia, his recovery from scurvy, his discovery of a lodge of copper at Port Lincoln, the shares of the Burra Burra copper mines and his desire to form a Port Lincoln company. He asks for a loan to form the company. Copied under the A.J.C.P. with a second copy in the Public Library of South Australia.

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Stuart, John McDouall, 1815-1866

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Epithet: explorer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x00016b Stuart, who came to Australia in 1838 as a surveyor joined Sturt's expedition to Central Australia in 1844 as a draughtsman. He crossed Australia from south to north in 1862. He returned to England in 1863. From the description of Letter. 1848. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225820804 ...

Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869

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Charles Sturt, 1795-1869, explorer, soldier and public servant, arrived in Sydney in 1827. In 1828 he set out on the first of his journeys of exploration. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225774086 Explorer. From the description of Papers [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845707 Australian explorer. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia...