Author : Gwenneth Williams
Release : 2015-06-27
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis South Australian Exploration to 1856 by : Gwenneth Williams

Download or read book South Australian Exploration to 1856 written by Gwenneth Williams. This book was released on 2015-06-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from South Australian Exploration to 1856 This thesis has been written in accordance with the requirements of the Tinline Scholarship, and it has, therefore, been deemed advisable to preserve the spelling of the original maps and accounts. Thus in the map of Governor Grey's route the name Mt. Schanck appears, while in that of Captain Sturt's Murray journey it reads as Shanks Mount, though the accepted modern spelling is Schank. I would like to thank Sir George Murray, K.C.M.G., who founded the Tinline Scholarship; also the Board of Governors of the Public Library for publishing my thesis, and particularly Professor G. C. Henderson, M.A., Mr. Thos. Gill, I.S.O., C.M.G., and Mr. B. S. Roach for supervising the publication of maps and revising my manuscript. Through the courtesy of Mr. E. M. Smith, I.S.O., then Surveyor-General, I was able to secure much useful information, receiving valuable assistance from the late Mr. Charles Hope Harris, of the Survey Department. Mr. H. C. Talbot compiled the map showing the route of J. A. Horrocks. To Mr. A. W. Piper, K.C., I was indebted for permission to use the York Gate Library. In conclusion I wish to express my appreciation of the kindness of the late Mr. J. R. G. Adams, the General Secretary of the Public Library, and to thank the other officials of that institution, who have given me all possible aid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.