Sturt

The weather had been unusually dry for some days with the hot wind from the north-west, or the direction of what we called Sturt's Desert, where hot winds in summer, and almost as distinctly cold winds in midwinter, were manufactured for us.

Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria William Westgarth 1852

In 1845 Captain Sturt found the same flower on his Central Australian expedition, and it is now generally known as Sturt's Desert Pea, but it is properly named in its botanical classification, after its original discoverer.

Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866

The abrupt termination of this was succeeded at two hundred miles by what is now so well known as Sturt's Stony Desert, to which frequent allusion is made by Mr. Stuart in his journals.

Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart 1840

The abrupt termination of this was succeeded at two hundred miles by what is now so well known as Sturt’s Stony Desert, to which frequent allusion is made by Mr. Stuart in his journals.

The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

Many of the earlier explorers, such as Sturt, received most valuable aid from prisoners who were members of their expeditions; and in the first days of the colony both Phillip and Hunter were quick to recognise and personally reward or recommend for pardon to the Home Government convicts who had distinguished themselves by acts of bravery.]

"The Gallant, Good Riou", and Jack Renton 1901 Louis Becke 1884

The “Sturt Pea Bush” is a protected plant by Australian government law and must not be disturbed in any way and also has an aboriginal story attached to it and they call it the Blood Flower.

Gosling Photos | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

I have read that Peter Temple used to write in L'Espresso on Sturt St Ballarat.

not writing Another Outspoken Female 2009

Horton was built by Humphrey Sturt in the 1760s, probably following the contemporary fad for having an observatory, but it was more likely to have been used as a viewpoint for watching the local foxhunt.

Wessex Interlude 3 Peter Ashley 2008

Patricia Carmichael is a PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University in Australia and a teacher-librarian in at a secondary school in Toowoomba, Queensland.

School Library: For the Love of Learning 2008

Patricia Carmichael is a PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University in Australia and a teacher-librarian in at a secondary school in Toowoomba, Queensland.

2008 IASL Conference -2 2008