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On the above
picture you can see a monument of Sir Walter Watson Hughes in
front of the University of Adelaide. Sir Hughes was born in
Scotland in August 1803. Walter was the son of Thomas Hughes and
Eliza, born Anderson. Walter Hughes was a mine owner, a
pastoralist and also a public benefactor. Sir Hughes arrived in
Adelaide in 1840. In September 1841 Walter married Sophia,
daughter of James Henry Richman a pastoralist and solicitor.
Walter Hughes owned big properties and he also planted the first
Riesling Vines at Springvale. In the early 1860s, he created at
Springvale the Hughes Park Station and also bought Gum Creek In
1872 he also bought Lake Albert and Peninsula estate. Sir Hughes
was also the owner of Torrens Park which he sold to Robert Barr
Smith. Sir Hughes made a donation of 20.000 pounds to the
council of the Union College and they decided instead of using
it for the college to build the University. Therefore he is
known as the “Father of the University”. Sir Hughes returned
back to England 1873. He was sick for a long period and finally
passed away in 1887. |
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