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KING, Stephen Junior PRG 627 Item List ______ ___________________________________________________________________ KING, Stephen Junior PRG 627 Item List __________________________________________________________________ King, Stephen junior, 1841-1915, surveyor, member of John McDouall Stuart’s expedition 1861-63, Litchfield's party to Adelaide, Reynolds and Finnis Rivers 1865, survey of Port Darwin 1868 and Overland Telegraph Line survey and construction party 1870-72. Married 1877 Louisa Barnes 1856-1951. John William Billiatt was Stephen King's cousin born in Lincolnshire in 1842. He arrived in S.A. in 1861 and joined Stuart's Exploration expedition. In 1863 he married King's sister Ann Elizabeth and they returned to England. In 1872 the Billiatts went to Paraguay with a group of British emigrants but the venture was a failure. In 1873 he brought his family to SA and opened a private educational establishment, the Lancing School at Glenelg, which he conducted until their return to England in 1889. They went to live at 'Calta Wurlie', Ottery St Mary in Devon; later he lived near Exeter. J.W. Billiatt died in Devon on 16 April 1919. Items 1 - 52 in this list were described by Mr K.T. Borrow in the King-Stuart collection supplement to the Royal Geographical Society centenary exhibition catalogue. (See PRG 627 item 309.) The cataloguing was continued by K.T. Borrow to item 106 and completed by Amanda Hogg, as a university field work student project upon donation of papers by Miss Shirley Cameron Wilson in 1994. Items 338-482 are from a later donation after the death of Miss Cameron Wilson in 2003, transferred by the executors of her estate. They contain more Stephen King and J.W. Billiatt material and that of later generations of the King family. Miss Shirley Cameron Wilson prepared a manuscript about J.W. Billiatt which was edited and published in 2007 by her executors. It is entitled Billiatt: John William Billiatt: explorer, adventurer and tutor. ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Family tree of the King family of Lincolnshire and related papers. 1767-1967. 2. Ambrotype Stephen King, Snr. 1806-1882. c.1856. 3. Photograph Stephen King, jnr. head and shoulders. n.d. 4. Not held. 5. Photograph Martha Freer King née Robinson, Mother of Stephen King Jnr. full length. 6. Not held. 7. Not held. 8. Photograph Martha Freer King and Stephen King Snr. c.1870. 9. Not held. 10. Daguerreotype John W. Billiatt as a school boy. c.1852. 11. Not held. 12. Photograph Anne Elizabeth Billiatt née King, wife of J.W. Billiatt. c.1865. 13. Photograph Stephen King Jnr. full length. c.1860. 14. Photograph Stephen King Snr. head and shoulders. c.1865. 15. Photograph Stephen King, Jnr. head and shoulders. c.1863. 16. Not held. 17. Map, folding, The Australian Colonies. Penmarked Stephen King. c.1860. 18. Photograph W.P. Auld. full length. 1863. 19. Photograph W.P. Auld. full length. c.1860. PRG 627 Item list Page 1 of 25 ___________________________________________________________________ 20. Photograph Heath Nash head and shoulders, wearing smoking-cap. c.1870. 21. Not held. 22. Letter from Stephen King Jnr. Mount Remarkable, to his father. 6 November 1861. 23. "Exploration. Stuart's Return" South Australian Register 26 December 1862. 24. Letter from Stephen King Jnr. to his parents and sister from Mt. Margaret. 19 January 1862. 25. Not held. 26. Photograph W.D. Kekwick head and shoulders. 27. Photograph W.D. Kekwick head and shoulders. 28. Photograph W.D. Kekwick head and shoulders. 29. Not held. 30. Photograph F.G. Waterhouse head and shoulders. 31. Photograph John William Billiatt full length. 1863. 32. Photograph James Frew full length. c.1860. 33. Photograph John McGorrery head and shoulders. c.1863. 34. Not held. 35. Not held. 36. Not held. 37. Photograph Stephen King Jnr. head and shoulders. 1870. 38. Not held. 39. Photograph J.W. Billiatt full-length. 15 August 1870 40. Programme for the Jubilee of the Colony. 27 December 1886. 41. Not held. 42. Not held. 43. Photograph J.W. Billiatt, Anne E. Billiatt, Annie Billiatt and Pattie Billiatt taken at "Wurlie", West Hill, Othery St. Mary, Devon. c.1885. 44. Photograph, group: Nash, McGorrery, Auld, Thring and King. 1903. 45. Photograph forty-first anniversary Dinner, 6¼" x 8" left to right: McGorrery, King, Auld, Chambers, Thring and Nash. 1903. 46. Photograph Heath Nash full length. c.1900. 47. Photograph Heath Nash seated. c.1912. 48. Photograph J.W. Billiat. c.1900. 49. Press cuttings John Blacker's History of South Australia. Advertiser 1903-04. Autographed edition not held. 50. not held. 51. Photograph John McGorrery head and shoulders. original in reserve. 52. Photograph John McGorrery. c1870. 53. Correspondence of Stephen King sr relating to Gawler property trust. 1851-72. 54. Letter from James Chambers to Stephen King sr as to his nephew J.W. Billiatt joining Stuart's party. 31 October 1861. 55. "Stuart's exploits" by W.P. Auld from South Australian Register. 29 May 1895. 56, "The Transcontinental Railway" from Port Augusta & Quorn Dispatch. 25 January 1895. 57. "The proposed completion of the Transcontinental Railway" from Laura Standard. 25 January 1895. 58. Press cutting "Government Cottage and Political Economy". n.d. 59. Commission appointing Stephen King Sr. of Melrose , Commissioner for Affidavits. 18 June 1866. 60. Visiting card of Mr Stephen King Sr, 'Kingsford'. 61. Press cuttings birth, marriage and death notices. c1860-1908. 62. Not held. 63. Obituary "The late Mrs John Hallett". 1891. PRG 627 Item list Page 2 of 25 ___________________________________________________________________ 64. Press cutting "Funeral of the late Mr James Chambers". 65. Press cutting "A Welcome for Stuart and his party" from Register. n.d. 66. Press cutting "Through the Australian Continent: a story of Stuart's Trip I" by W.P. Auld, from Register 26 January 1891. 67. Press cutting "Through the Australian Continent: a story of Stuart's Trip II" by W.P. Auld from Evening Journal. 31 January 1891. 68. Press cutting "Australian Exploration" from Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 29 March 1892. 69. Press cutting "Australian Exploration" John McDouall Stuart's Gallant Band: a Noteworthy anniversary from Register, 26 July, 1901. 70-79. Not held. 80. Press cutting "Across Australia. Jubilee of Stuart's Great Feat" from Adelaide Chronicle. 27 July 1912. 81. Press cutting "Fifty years after. Australian Explorer impending event: from Devon and Exeter Gazette. 5 April 1913. 82. Press cuttings "Honour for Exonian. A famous Exploit Across Australia, Australian Premier's Visit" from Devon and Exeter Gazette and "An Early Explorer " J.W. Billiatt from Financial Times. 19 April 1913, 29 May 1913. 83. Obituary "A Maker of History" The late Mr Stephen King from Register. 8 October 1915. 84. Press cutting "The late Mr Heath Nash" photograph from newspaper. 85. Photograph John McGorrery full-length. c1912. 86. Invitation card to J.W. Billiatt to 46th Anniversary Celebration from the Stuart Anniversary Committee. 1908. 87. Photograph J.W. Billiatt in red leather frame. 88. Photograph Mrs J.W. Billiatt in red leather frame. 89. Invitation card to Stephen King Jr to the inaugural meeting of the Geographical Society of Australasia S.A. 22 October 1885. 90. Note possibly accompanying flag raised by McDouall Stuart Expedition 1862. 91. Letter from S. King Jr, to his father, while working on Overland Telegraph Line. 18 January 1871. 92. Petition to Governor Daly as to a reward for Stuart and Party. c.1863. 93. Instructions to storekeeper to the Northern expedition and to the superintendent of stock signed by Henry Ayers. 14 April 1864. 94. Letter from S. King Jr to any person travelling with stock, camp on Roper river, giving survey references. 11 April 1871. 95. Letter from J.W. Billiatt to his parents as to colony in Paraguay. 3 November 1873. 96.(a) Letter from William King to his brother of Stephen King, sr. 2 November 1860. 96.(b) Extract of register of burials S. King, County of Lincoln. 21 December 1835. 96.(c) Account for table silver. 1849. 96.(d) Bill of lading for box of silverplate from Devitt & Moore Ship and Insurance Agents to S.King Sr. 9 June 1849. 97. Pamphlet: "Northern Territory. Correspondence relative to Dr Goldsmith's Resignation." Adelaide. 1865. 98. Gall's Plan of the Adelaide to London Telegraph. 1 July 1872. 99. Broadsheet 'Emigration to Paraguay' circulated by J.W. Billiatt. 1872. 100. Photograph of J.M. Stuart, described in Register 25 July 1913. 101. Not held. 102. Press cutting as to Mrs A.E. Billiatt's presentation of four drawings to the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, S.A. c1886. 103. Photograph of Stephen King Jr. c.1910. PRG 627 Item list Page 3 of 25 ___________________________________________________________________ 104. Papers of J.W. Billiatt as to an advertisement with a print of Stuart in the ambulance. 1903. 105. Notes (3) relating to sending of men signed A.W. Giles and requesting provisions signed R.B. Burton. 1871-72. 106. Photograph of monument to James Frew Jr. 1877. 107. Press cutting Register leading article as to return of Stuart. 26 February 1862. 108. Press cutting "Appendix Explortion. Return of Mr Stuart", report from "Kooringa" 17 December 1862. 109. Obituary of James Frew, Register. 10 September 1877. 110. Press cuttings "Royal Geographical Society" report of 28th Anniversary from S.A. Register and Evening Journal. 26 July 1890. 111. Press cutting "Crossing the Continent. A Notable Anniversary, Mr Stuart's Achievement from Advertiser. 25 July 1898. 112. Obituary of F.G. Waterhouse from Advertiser. 8 September 1898. 113. Obituary of the late Mr F.G. Waterhouse from Advertiser. 8 September 1898. 114. Press cutting "Australian Exploration. John McDouall Stuart's Gallant Band. A Noteworthy Anniversary" from Register. 26 July 1901. 115. Press cutting "Crossing the Continent.
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