Stewart Ryrie b. 1812

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Stewart Ryrie, sketcher, surveyor and pastoralist, was asked by Deputy Surveyor-General S.A. Perry in 1839 to travel into the Snowy Mountains region in order to make a 'comprehensive examination of country which has not yet come under regular survey'.

Citations

  • Edwards, A., Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Document 2319.

  • Mowle, L.M. (1978), 'Genealogical History of Pioneer Families of Australia’, Adelaide, South Australia.

  • Ryrie, S. (1850), 'Diaries’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, ms A1850.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870