Ross, John (1817 - 1903)

Summary

John Ross migrated to Australia in 1836 and drove stock over much of South Australia. He led the expedition which selected the route for the overland telegraph 1870-1871 and also the Thomas Elder expedition to north-west South Australia 1874.

Archival resources

Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc

• John Ross - Records, 1874, MSS 15; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

• John Ross - Records, 1837 - 1903; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Symes, G. W., 'Ross, John (1817-1903), explorer and station manager' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn, ed., vol. 6 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 60-61. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060067b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Purvis, A. V., 'Forgotten Explorer', North Australia Monthly (1958). Details
• Symes, G. W., 'Exploring in the Macdonnell Ranges 1870-1872', Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, 61 (1956). Details
• Symes, G. W., 'The Exploration and Development of the Northern Part of South Australia...and the Early Life of John Ross', Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, 58 (1956). Details
• Symes, G.W., 'John Ross - a refutation and a chronology', Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, 59 (1956). Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6255691. Details
• 'Ross, John (1817-1903)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463826. Details

See also

• Nettelbeck, Amanda (and others), The Overland Telegraph Line: A Transcultural History, [web resource; undated], South Australian Government, South Australia, 2023. https://otlhistory.sa.gov.au/. Details