Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, by Capt. Charles Sturt, covers the years 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1831, with observations on the soil, climate and general resources of the colony of New South Wales. A quoted passage says that he who would know the nature of the water and the causes of those accidents must find out its source and observe with what strength it rises.

The text says it is a singular fact that there is no pass or break in these mountains by which any of the rivers of the interior can escape in an easterly direction. The text says the proportion of bad soil to that which is good in New South Wales is certainly very great. Mr. Dawson, the late superintendent of the Australian Agricultural Company's possessions, is said to have observed, as a singular fact, that the best soil generally prevails on the summits of the hills. A second volume is headed Expedition Down the Morumbidgee and Murray Rivers, in 1829, 1830 and 1831. The text says the party were quite delighted with the aspect of the country on either side of the inlet.