1828–1829 Macquarie and Darling Rivers expedition

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The 1828–1829 Macquarie and Darling Rivers expedition was an early Australian inland exploration journey led by Charles Sturt that traced and mapped the courses of the Macquarie and Darling Rivers, significantly expanding European knowledge of the continent’s interior river systems.

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instanceOf Australian inland exploration ⓘ
exploration expedition ⓘ
chronology preceded Charles Sturt’s 1829–1830 Murray River expedition ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
documentedIn journals of Charles Sturt ⓘ
endDate 1829 ⓘ
explorationArea Macquarie Marshes region ⓘ
linked to: Macquarie Marshes

lower Macquarie River ⓘ
upper Darling River ⓘ
explorer Charles Sturt ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
geographical exploration ⓘ
hasParticipant European explorers ⓘ
colonial servants of New South Wales ⓘ
historicalPeriod colonial era of Australia ⓘ
impact contributed to British claims and administration in inland New South Wales ⓘ
influenced later settlement patterns along inland rivers ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
leader Charles Sturt ⓘ
locatedIn New South Wales ⓘ
mainSubject Darling River ⓘ
Macquarie River ⓘ
partOf European exploration of inland Australia ⓘ
purpose to map inland river systems of southeastern Australia ⓘ
to trace the course of the Darling River ⓘ
to trace the course of the Macquarie River ⓘ
result produced maps of the Darling River ⓘ
produced maps of the Macquarie River ⓘ
provided data on inland Australian hydrology ⓘ
significance clarified the courses and connections of the Macquarie and Darling Rivers ⓘ
expanded European knowledge of the interior of Australia ⓘ
sponsor colonial government of New South Wales ⓘ
startDate 1828 ⓘ
topic Australian river systems ⓘ
European exploration of Australia’s interior ⓘ
usedTransport boats ⓘ
bullock drays ⓘ
horses ⓘ

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