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Stuart, John McDouall (1815 - 1866) |
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| Explorer and Surveyor | ||
| Born: 7 September 1815 Dysart, Scotland. Died: 5 June 1866. | ||
| John McDoual 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 1846-58 he led a number of expeditions through the colony and eventually crossed the continent in 1862. |
Career Highlights |
| 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. |
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