PARLIAMENTARY EDITIONS

John McDouall Stuart

Between May 1858 and December 1862 John McDouall Stuart led six expeditions, initially to find the centre of the continent, and then to reach the north coast. In those four and a half years he spent a total of more than three and a half years in the field, often suffering from poor health. Amazingly, not one of Stuart’s companions lost his life on any of these expeditions.

Until now, anyone wanting to read Stuart’s accounts of these expeditions had to rely on The journals of John McDouall Stuart, considerably edited by William Hardman, published in London in 1864 and 1865, and reprinted by the Libraries Board of South Australia.

As the third title in the series of Australian Parliamentary Editions we have republished the five South Australian Parliamentary Paper accounts of Stuart’s expeditions (the second expedition did not appear as a Parliamentary Paper).
They are much closer to Stuart’s words than the Hardman version.

In her introduction Valmai Hankel summarized Stuart’s life and achievements, mentioned a previously un-noted expedition which preceded that of 1858, and commented on his attitude to Aborigines, his literary style, and his personal characteristics among other things.

John McDouall Stuart’s explorations 1858-62 includes a frontispiece portrait and a map. Limited to 300, the first 99 (Deluxe) bound in quarter-leather and individually numbered and 201 standard in decorated cloth boards.

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