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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-08-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000161b.htm person Stuart John McDouall AACR2 7 September 1815 5 June 1866 Place of Birth Dysart, Scotland Explorer Surveyor John Stuart migrated to South Australia in 1839 and soon after joined C. Sturt's expedition to Central Australia in 1844. After working as a surveyor 1846-1858 he led a number of expeditions through the colony and eventually crossed the continent in 1862.

Born Dysart, Scotland, 7 September 1815. Died 5 June 1866. Educated Scottish Naval and Military Academy, Edinburgh. Arrived Australia 1839, joined a surveying party, explored the centre of Australia with Charles Sturt 1844-45, surveyor, then estate agent 1846-58, explored beyond Lake Torrens and Lake Gairdner looking for grazing land 1858, expedition 1859 finding a trail with sufficient water for a permanent route north 1859, expedition to the Davenport Range finding signs of gold 1859, expedition to the Macdonnell Ranges, Tennant Creek, and Central Mount Stuart 1860, expedition to Attack Creek and Sturt's Plain 1861, expedition through the centre of Australia right to the Indian Ocean 1862, returned to Scotland 1864 and later went to London. Gold medal, Royal Geographical Society 1861.

 South Australian Great Northern Exploring Expedition, Colony of South Australia (1861 - 1863)

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 'Stuart, John McDouall', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Stuart, John McDouall Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Stuart, John McDouall (1815-1866), explorer Morris, Deirdre Stuart, John McDouall (1815-1866), explorer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 214-215 Book Section: John McDouall Stuart, 1815-1866 Webb, Martyn John McDouall Stuart, 1815-1866 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Book: Explorations in Australia: the journals of John McDouall Stuart during the years 1858, 1859. 1860, 1861 & 1862, when he fixed the centre of the continent and successfully crossed it from sea to sea, edited from Mr Stuart's manuscript by William Hardman Stuart, John McDouall Explorations in Australia: the journals of John McDouall Stuart during the years 1858, 1859. 1860, 1861 & 1862, when he fixed the centre of the continent and successfully crossed it from sea to sea, edited from Mr Stuart's manuscript by William Hardman London Saunders, Otley and Co. 1864 Book: Fourth expedition journal, March to September 1860 Stuart, John McDouall Fourth expedition journal, March to September 1860 Adelaide Sullivan's Cove 1983 Book: Mr Stuart's Track: the Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer Bailey, John Mr Stuart's Track: the Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer Sydney Picador 2007 Book: 150 Years on: a Look Back at Stuart's Incredible 1858 Explorations Gee, Philip 150 Years on: a Look Back at Stuart's Incredible 1858 Explorations Adelaide John McDouall Stuart Society 2008 Book: Smoke, Spears and Mirrors: Stuart's Aboriginal Encounters Jones, Philip G. Smoke, Spears and Mirrors: Stuart's Aboriginal Encounters Adelaide John McDouall Stuart Memorial Address 2012 Conference Paper: John McDouall Stuart Expeditions 1858-1862 Cummins, Adrian John McDouall Stuart Expeditions 1858-1862 2010 FIG Congress 2010: Facing the Challenges - Building the Capacity, Sydney, Australia 11-16 April 2010: TS 6M History of Surveying 15 Book: John McDouall Stuart Pike, Douglas John McDouall Stuart Melbourne Oxford University Press 1958 Book: Comments on the Journals of John McDouall Stuart Strehlow, T. G. H. Comments on the Journals of John McDouall Stuart Adelaide 1967 Book: South Australian land exploration, 1856 to 1880 Threadgill, Bessie South Australian land exploration, 1856 to 1880 Adelaide Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australi 1922 Book: Mr Stuart's Track: the Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer Bailey, John Mr Stuart's Track: the Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer Sydney Pan Macmillan Australia 2006 Book: Sketching with Stuart: John McDouall Stuart's expedition of 1861-62 seen through the sketches of Stephen King Linn, Rob: introduction by Valmai Hamkel Sketching with Stuart: John McDouall Stuart's expedition of 1861-62 seen through the sketches of Stephen King Adelaide Friends of the State Library of South Australia Inc. 2017 Journal Article: The story of the Overland Telegraph Line - Part 1 Cameron, A. R. The story of the Overland Telegraph Line - Part 1 Postal Electrical Society of Victoria 1945 Telecommunication Journal of Australia 5 4 189-98 Book: John McDouall Stuart Webster, M. S. John McDouall Stuart Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1958 Journal Article: John McDouall Stuart: his character and personal qualities Webster, M. S. John McDouall Stuart: his character and personal qualities 1961 Proceedings Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch 62 37-45 Book: Recollections of McDouall Stuart Auld, W. P. Recollections of McDouall Stuart Adelaide Sullivan’s Cove 1984 Book: The heroic journey of John McDouall Stuart Mudie, Ian The heroic journey of John McDouall Stuart Sydney Angus & Robertson 1968 Book: John McDouall Stuart's explorations, 1858 - 1862: South Australian parliamentary papers 1858 - 1863 Hankel, Valmai John McDouall Stuart's explorations, 1858 - 1862: South Australian parliamentary papers 1858 - 1863 Adelaide Friends of the State Library of South Australia 2001 Book: Telling Tennant's story: the strange career of the great Australian silence Ashenden, Dean Telling Tennant's story: the strange career of the great Australian silence Collingwood, Vic. Black Inc. 2022 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Resource: The Overland Telegraph Line: A Transcultural History Nettelbeck, Amanda (and others) The Overland Telegraph Line: A Transcultural History South Australia South Australian Government 2023 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 John McDouall Stuart - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana John McDouall Stuart - Records PRG 833 1860 Letter to James Chambers, Adelaide 19 September 1860 referring to Stuart's unsuccessful 1860 expedition and 'the attack made by natives at Attack Creek' [1 item]. 1 item John McDouall Stuart - Records State Records of South Australia John McDouall Stuart - Records 1863 - 1865 Information and records in the Governor's dispatches, 24 October 1863, 26 April, and 21 June 1865 [CO 13/112/117]. John McDouall Stuart - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection John McDouall Stuart - Records MS 1185 1848 ALS 23 October 1948 from Port Lincoln, South Australia concerning C. Sturt's expedition to Central Australia, his recovery from scurvy and other topics [4 pages, MS 1185]. 1 item Australian Botanists - Biographies Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Australian Botanists - Biographies MS 064 Hunt Institute Biographies. Short biographies, averaging 2 pages, of Australian botanists, botanical collectors or artists. 0.24 m, 3 boxes