Personal journal written for his wife, Charlotte; encounters, relationship with Aborigines, Aboriginal assistants on the expedition; observations on Aboriginal

In August 1844 a heavily-laden party led by Captain Charles Sturt set out from Adelaide to head into the unexplored vastness of central Australia. Amongst their

This paper examines the way in which contemporary Australian novelists use various tropes derived from exploration in order to embellish themes of personal sear

Expeditionary journeys have shaped our world, but the expedition as a cultural form is rarely scrutinized. This book is the first major investigation of the con