"Australia is properly speaking an island, but it……" — Charles Sturt
"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."
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Charles Sturt
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19 Quotes by Charles Sturt
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We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset.
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In a colony constituted like that of New South Wales, the proportion of crime must of course be great.
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It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their…
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Mount Harris is of basaltic formation, but I could not observe any columnar regularity in it, although large blocks are…
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On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length.
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One of the greatest objections which families have to New South Wales, is their apprehension of the moral effects that…
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Now it is evident that a little insight into the customs of every people is necessary to insure a kindly…
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The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to…
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Farming implements are as cheap in Sydney as in England.
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If we strike a line to the N.W. from Sydney to Wellington Valley, we shall find that little change takes…
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Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man, or will only…
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The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is,…
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I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within…
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I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a…
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I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon…
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There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I…
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There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.
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If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.
— Tony Abbott
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I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.
— Tony Abbott
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Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding…
— Richard Branson
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There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One…
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It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia.
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I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a…
— Nick Cave
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For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection,…
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