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John Ross (17 May 1817 – 5 February 1903) was a Scottish Australian drover and explorer. Ross was born in Bridgend, Scotland. He emigrated to Australia in 1837, arriving in Sydney on 31 August 1837. He first gained employment as a shepherd for George Macleay and in 1838 he joined Charles Bonney in the first cattle drive from the Goulburn River to Adelaide. In South Australia he successfully managed several large sheep properties and conducted exploration of the area.

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rdfs:label	John Ross (explorateur, 1817) (fr) John Ross (explorer) (en)
rdfs:comment	John Ross, né le 17 mai 1817 à Bridgend en Écosse et mort le 5 février 1903 à Norwood en Australie-Méridionale, était un (en) et un explorateur australien d'origine écossaise. (fr) John Ross (17 May 1817 – 5 February 1903) was a Scottish Australian drover and explorer. Ross was born in Bridgend, Scotland. He emigrated to Australia in 1837, arriving in Sydney on 31 August 1837. He first gained employment as a shepherd for George Macleay and in 1838 he joined Charles Bonney in the first cattle drive from the Goulburn River to Adelaide. In South Australia he successfully managed several large sheep properties and conducted exploration of the area. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Scotland Peake, South Australia Perth, Western Australia Norwood, South Australia Goulburn River MacDonnell Ranges Simpson Desert 1903 deaths Scottish emigrants to Australia Todd River William Mills (surveyor) Drover (Australian) Adelaide Alice Springs Alness List of explorers 1817 births Explorers of Australia Charles Bonney George Macleay Thomas Elder Australian Overland Telegraph Line Adelaide, South Australia Eringa Charles Todd (astronomer) dbr:Fergusson_Ranges dbr:Mount_Humphries dbr:Stevenson_River
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060067b.htm
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known for	Leading exploration for the route of the Australian Overland Telegraph Line (en)
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has abstract	John Ross (17 May 1817 – 5 February 1903) was a Scottish Australian drover and explorer. Ross was born in Bridgend, Scotland. He emigrated to Australia in 1837, arriving in Sydney on 31 August 1837. He first gained employment as a shepherd for George Macleay and in 1838 he joined Charles Bonney in the first cattle drive from the Goulburn River to Adelaide. In South Australia he successfully managed several large sheep properties and conducted exploration of the area. In 1869 he explored the to Eringa and ; he named the mountains after his children, Sarah, Rebecca, Alexander and John. In 1870 his then employer Thomas Elder recommended Ross' service to Charles Todd, the colony's superintendent of telegraphs and government astronomer. Todd employed Ross to lead exploration of the route for the Australian Overland Telegraph Line. Ross' party ventured across the MacDonnell Ranges, the Simpson Desert, the Phillipson and Giles creeks and the ; they also arrived at the Todd River. In March 1871 he arrived at and gave an English name to Alice Springs, however he found out that the European, W. W. Mills has been there before him. The party eventually made their way to Darwin. Ross was employed by Elder to explore between Peake and Perth. He failed due to lack of fresh water. He went on the manage properties in Victoria and Queensland, later returning to Norwood in South Australia. He died in Adelaide in poverty in 1903. (en)

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