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Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's house at Grange showing construction and bricks. 1965 while the house is being restored. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (1795-1869) 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 Adelaide.
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's house at Grange showing brickwork. 1965 while the house is being restored. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (1795-1869) 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 Adelaide.
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's house at Grange showing brickwork. 1965 while the house is being restored. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (1795-1869) 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 Adelaide.
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's house at Grange showing a wall which has been rendered. 1965 while the house is being restored. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (1795-1869) 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 Adelaide.
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's house at Grange showing brickwork. 1965 while the house is being restored. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (1795-1869) 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 Adelaide.
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's house at Grange showing a wall. 1965 while the house is being restored. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (1795-1869) 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 Adelaide.
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's house at Grange. 1965 while the house is being restored. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (1795-1869) 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 Adelaide.
Model of Sturt's Camp
Model of Sturt's camp on the Murrumbidgee River before his voyage down the Murray. This photograph shows it on display at Sturt's College, Grange.
Model of Sturt's Camp
Model of Sturt's camp on the Murrumbidgee River before his voyage down the Murray: a detail. This photograph shows it on display at Sturt's College, Grange.
Model of Sturt's Camp, Grange
Detail of a model of Sturt's camp on the Murrumbidgee River before his voyage down the Murray. A display at Sturt's College, Grange.
Model of Sturt's camp, Grange
Detail of a model of Sturt's camp on the Murrumbidgee River before his voyage down the Murray, on display at Sturt's College, Grange.
River steamer 'The Sturt'
River steamer "The Sturt", built at Port Sturt. She was built in 1856 and was the sister vessel to "Leichardt". She was stuck in the Darling River from 1885-1886. She hit a snag and sank in 1890.
Captain Charles Sturt
Captain Charles Sturt, born India and joined the British Army, he arrived in Australia in 1827. Australian explorer, in 1830 he discovered and named the Murray River, an event that gave new impetus to the settlement of South Australia. In 1838 he brought cattle overland to Adelaide from Sydney, after which Governor Gawler appointed him South Australian Surveyor-General and Registrar-General. Sturt later undertook additional expeditions into central Australia, but his health failed and he returned to England in 1851.
Orange Grove, Sturt Road
Orange Grove, Sturt Road, Sturt.
Orange Grove, Sturt Road
Orange Grove, Sturt Road, Sturt.
Sturt Road
Sturt Road, crossing Sturt Creek.
Methodist Church Workers
Methodist Church working party on Arbor Day, where the adjoing cemetery (God's Little Acre) was tidied up and beautified. The woman in the front row was Mrs. Bessie Moore, the head teacher at the nearby Upper Sturt Primary School. Mrs. Moore had previously conducted Arbor Day activities at the school and when that work was completed turned her attention to the local church and cemetery. The building in the background is the stables [information provided by a researcher].
Methodist Church Workers
Methodist Church working party in front of the Upper Sturt Wesleyan Methodist (now Uniting) Church, on Arbor Day, where the workers were tidying and beautifying the adjoingin ceremony. It is believed that Mrs. Bessie Moore was the woman in the striped blouse at the centre right of the group [Information supplied by a researcher].
Charles Sturt
Charles Sturt, from a painting by Crossland. He was born in 1795 so that he would appear to have sat for this portrait in about 1849. However, according to the Adelaide Observer for March 12 1853, page 7, column 4, Crossland's portrait of Sturt had just recently been completed.
Captain Charles Sturt
Captain Charles Sturt. Notes on the back of the photograph states " the original portrait is in the possession of the Australasian Pioneers' Club, Sydney to which body it was presented by Phillip W Lethbridge. The original is a crayon drawing. Vide letter from the Mitchell Library April 24, 1952" Under the portrait are the following words " Captain Sir Charles Sturt KCMG of 39th Regiment. Born about 1800....Died 1869. In 1828 discovered the Rivers Daring and Bogan and traced the Murrumbidgee to its source. In 1829 discovered Lake Alexandrina a great inland sea. 1844 Cooper's Creek. His discoveries virtually established South Australia. In 1839 Surveyor General Commissioner for Lands and in 1848 Colonial Secretary".
Thomas Lenox Napier Sturt
Judge Thomas Lenox Napier Sturt, father of Charles Sturt.
Charles Sturt's Residence
Charles Sturt's residence, 19 Clarence Square, Cheltenham, England. Charles Sturt lived here from 1863- 1869. The British explorer of Australia is remembered as an ideal family man. He was a careful and accurate observer and an intelligent interpreter of what he saw. He prided himself on his impeccable treatment of Aboriginals and earned the respect and liking of his men.
Charles Sturt Monument
Captain Charles Sturt monument : the arrival of His Excellency Governor Sir Henry L. Galway for the unveiling of the Captain Charles Sturt monument in Victoria Square.
Sir Josiah Symon at the entrance to 'Manoah'
UPPER STURT: Sir Josiah Symon, with two of his small sons as companions, photographed at the reins of a stationary horse drawn vehicle outside the entrance to his property 'Manoah' at Upper Sturt, South Australia: a detail from B 63462.
Unveiling of the Sturt Monument
STURT MONUMENT: Unveiling ceremony for the Sturt monument.
Unveiling of the Sturt Monument
STURT MONUMENT: Unveiling ceremony for the Sturt monument.
Symon family
Members of the Symon family at Manoah, Sir Josiah Symon's residence at Upper Sturt.Standing L-R: Margaret and Kilmeny. Seated L-R: Lenore, Charles, Lady Mary Eleanor Symon, Carril, Romilly and Sir Josiah Symon. Seated in front L-R: Oliver, Angel, Mary and Oscar.
Beatrix Marion Muirhead
Beatrix Marion Muirhead before her marriage to Napier George Sturt.
P.S. Captain Sturt
'P.S. Captain Sturt' pushing barge, its stern paddle wheel spraying water.
Houseboat Captain Sturt at Goolwa
The 'Captain Sturt' converted to 'Houseboat Captain Sturt', at Goolwa.