John McDouall Stuart Memorials
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- At Stuart’s birthplace, now a museum, in Dysart, Scotland.
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- Staue of John McDouall Stuart in Victoria Square, Adelaide.
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- Rick Moore at WD Kekwick’s grave, Blinman, South Australia.
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- At Curdimurka, Oodnadatta Track, South Australia – commemorating the discovery of nearby Stuart (Chambers) Creek.
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- Memorial to Centenary of Stuart, Kekwick and Head attaing the centre of the continent, on the Stuart Highway, Northern Territory. Central Mt Stuart in the background, approx 1960.
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- Eye of the Explorer memorial, Bicentennial Park, Darwin, Northern Territory.
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- Inauguarl statue of Stuart in Raintree Park, Smith St, Darwin, Northern Territory.
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- Grave of John McDouall Stuart, in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
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- Grave of Billiatt in church cemetery, Devon, England.
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- Church of St Michael the Archangel, Ottery St Mary, Devon, England – site of Billiatt’s grave.
There are many constructed monuments, statues, markers and graves affiliated with Stuart, his expeditions, and his Companions. Some of these are listed below.
South Australia
- Statue of John McDouall Stuart, Victoria Square, Adelaide. Site of the annual Remembrance Ceremony.
- Memorial at Carclew, North Adelaide – Plaque in original garden wall of James Chambers residence, from where the final expedition departed.
- Memorial at Old Post Office, Burra – Plaque at site of telegraph station where Stuart confirmed the success of his successful south-north Expedition. This site was formerly known as Kooringal.
- Kekwick’s grave and inscribed headstone in the Blinman cemetery.
- Memorial at Moolooloo Station, Flinders Ranges – Stone memorial at Chambers’ head station.
- Stuart Highway, Coober Pedy, where the Stuart Highway crosses Stuart’s tracks – Monument.
- Cairn plaque at Curdimurka on the Oodnadatta Track, recognising nearby Stuart Creek.
Northern Territory
- Memorial at Alice Springs – a stone memorial in the old hospital grounds.
- Central Mt Stuart, on the Stuart Highway, near Barrow Creek – Monument
- Daly Waters – the “S” Tree tree is fenced off and interpreted.
- Attack Creek – Monument.
- Point Stuart – Monument.
- The Eye of the Explorer in Bicentennial Park, Darwin – Monument.
- Raintree Park, Smith Street, Darwin – Statue.
United Kingdom
- Grave of John McDouall Stuart, at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. The grave number is 19834, located at Section 9, Row 15 (path side), near the main gates.
- Grave of John Billiatt. Billiatt’s grave was a restoration project of the Society, completed in 2003. The grave is located at St Michael The Archangel Church, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.
- Plaque on the wall of Stuart’s birthplace in Dysart, Scotland. Museum – memorabilia and interpretation. Open from Thursday to Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
