"In a colony constituted like that of New……" — Charles Sturt
"In a colony constituted like that of New South Wales, the proportion of crime must of course be great."
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Charles Sturt
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19 Quotes by Charles Sturt
Charles Sturt has 19 quotes on this site.
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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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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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Australia is properly speaking an island, but it is so much larger than every other island on the face of…
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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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