page_title: W. P. Auld
section_title: Stuart's sixth expedition
hierarchical_section_title: W. P. Auld / Stuart's sixth expedition
caption_attribution_description: English: Members of John McDouall Stuart's 1861-1862 Expedition Party. Back Row: W.P. Auld, J.W. Billiatt and F.W. Thring Front Row: J. Frew, W.D. Kekwick, F.G. Waterhouse and S. King. Absent: J.McD. Stuart, H. Nash, J. McGorrery John McDouall Stuart Society website
context_page_description: William Patrick Auld, usually known as W.P. Auld, Pat or Patrick, was an Adelaide, South Australian vigneron and wine merchant born in Stalybridge.
  He took part in John McDouall Stuart's sixth expedition which successfully crossed Australia from south to north. He was also a member of B. T. Finniss's 1864 expedition to select a capital for the Northern Territory, during which an incident occurred resulting in his being tried for murder of an Aboriginal man.
  For many years he managed his father's famous vineyard, "Auldana" in the eastern foothills, and was recognised as an accomplished vigneron and wine judge. The suburb Auldana is located on the site of the vineyard.
context_section_description: In 1861, W. P. Auld he was selected to join the sixth Stuart expedition. 
  John McDouall Stuart officially set out on 25 October 1861 from ... the residence of James and Catherine Chambers in North Adelaide. The party physically left Adelaide on 7 November. This was his third, and ultimately successful attempt to cross Australia. On 24 July 1862, they planted the Union Jack on the beach of Van Diemen's Gulf. The Expedition completed the first European crossing of Australia, from Adelaide to Van Diemen Gulf, passing through the Centre of the Continent, and returning along the same route without loss of life.
caption: 1861 
  Auld Billiat Thring 
  Frew Kekwick Waterhouse King 
  absent: Stuart Nash McGorrery
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