Stephen King : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 627] • Mixed material
Stephen King, Senior
Ambrotype portrait of Stephen King, Snr, seated, wearing a formal suit and frock coat. Skin-tones have been tinted, and his buttons and pocket watch chain are tinted gold.
John W. Billiatt
Daguerreotype portrait of John W. Billiatt as a school boy, standing next to a table and holding a hat and gloves.
Aboriginal residents of the Coorong
Aboriginal residents gathered together for a meal of cockles and fish in the Coorong.
Premises and students of Lancing School, Glenelg
Two photos relating to Lancing School at Glenelg. See 'contents' for details of items.
Field book with sketches
Small field book of Stephen King junior used on the John McDouall Stuart Exploring Expedition 1861-1862, with several sketches of terrain at beginning and end of volume. See "Contents" for description of sketches.
Journal of Stephen King Jnr of the Overland Telegraph Line
Handwritten diary relating to Stephen King's work as surveyor and explorer for the northern part of the Overland Telegraph.
Journal of Stephen King Jnr of the Overland Telegraph Line
Handwritten diary relating to Stephen King's work as surveyor and explorer for the northern part of the Overland Telegraph.
Field diary of Stephen King Jnr of the Overland Telegraph Line
Handwritten diary relating to Stephen King's work as surveyor and explorer for the northern part of the Overland Telegraph. Printed diary layout is for 1870, but most entries are from 1871.
Field diary of Stephen King Jnr of the Overland Telegraph Line
Handwritten diary relating to Stephen King's work as surveyor and explorer for the northern part of the Overland Telegraph, including survey diagrams.
Field diary of Stephen King Jnr of the Overland Telegraph Line
Handwritten field diary relating to Stephen King's work as surveyor and explorer for the northern part of the Overland Telegraph, including survey diagrams.
Stephen King senior
Stephen King senior, formerly of 'Kingsford' near Gawler. Sepia photograph with hand-tinted colour on face, hands and furniture.
Stephen King and young woman
Daguerreotype in embossed leatherette case of Stephen King junior and a young woman, possibly his sister Matilda, who is doing needlework. She was married to Charles Algernon Wilson in 1860, so this photograph may date from before that time, when King was aged 18. The woman's necklace and the vase have been tinted gold.
Botanical specimens
Botanical specimens pressed and mounted on card, collected by John William Billiatt during the 1861-1862 John McDouall Stuart expedition. Handwritten caption by A.E. Billiatt, presumably his wife Ann Elizabeth Billiatt, reads 'Flowers collected by J.W. Billiatt from Fink [?Finke?] country during Stuart's expedition 1861-2'. Numbered 1. at top right, with circular stamp 'Stephen King: Stuart Collection' on back.
Botanical specimens
Botanical specimens pressed and mounted on card, collected by John William Billiatt during the 1861-1862 John McDouall Stuart expedition. Handwritten caption by A.E. Billiatt, presumably his wife Ann Elizabeth Billiatt, reads 'Flowers collected by J.W. Billiatt under the tree marked "centre" during Stuart's expedition 1861-2'. Numbered 2. at top right, with circular stamp 'Stephen King: Stuart Collection' on back. Used as illustration on page 18 of 'Billiatt: John Willim Billiatt, explorer, adventurer and tutor' by Shirley Cameron Wilson, published 2006.
Botanical specimens
Botanical specimens pressed and mounted on card, collected by John William Billiatt during the 1861-1862 John McDouall Stuart expedition. Handwritten caption by A.E. Billiatt, presumably his wife Ann Elizabeth Billiatt, reads 'Flowers collected by J.W. Billiatt from River Roper during Stuart's expedition 1861-2'. (Sections of specimens missing.) Card has muslin cloth guard glued to right hand edge. Numbered 3. at top left, with circular stamp 'Stephen King: Stuart Collection' on back.
Botanical specimens
Botanical specimens pressed and mounted on card, collected by John William Billiatt during the 1861-1862 John McDouall Stuart expedition. (Sections of specimens missing.) Circular stamp 'Stephen King: Stuart Collection' on back.
Photographs relating to the Billiatt family
Photographs relating to John William Billiatt and his family. Objects were photographed by S.C. Wilson for her publication on J.W. Billiatt. See "Contents" for further details.
Photographs relating to the King family
Photographs (18) relating to Stephen King junior, the 1861-1862 J. McD. Stuart expedition and the King family. Objects were photographed for donor S.C. Wilson. See "Contents" for further details.
Medallion of 50th Anniversary of John McDouall Stuart Expedition
Medallion of 50th Anniversary of John McDouall Stuart Expedition, presented to John Billiatt who was a member of the 1862 expedition. The text on the medallion reads, "John McDouall Stuart hoisted his flag having crossed Australia 25 July 1862." John Billiatt, who lived in England when the medallion was presented, was the cousin of Stephen William King, the surveyor of the expedition.