Person
Ross, John (1817 - 1903)
- Born
- 17 May 1817
Bridgend, Perthshire, Scotland - Died
- 5 February 1903
Australia - Occupation
- Explorer and Farmer
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, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (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
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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