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Women who left a legacy

Read about some of the inspirational women who left a bequest or made a gift to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, leaving their footprints to inspire and drive future generations...

Memorials

Read some of the stories of gifts and donations made to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog in memory of prior staff and graduates of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog

Sir W W Hughes

The founding of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide in 1874 was made possible by a gift of £20,000 by Sir Walter Watson Hughes.Ìý It was an enormous amount at the time and is equivalent to more than $21 million today.

Sir Thomas Elder

Renowned for his philanthropy, Sir Thomas Elder, a wealthy businessman and pastoralist, gave £10,000 in 1883 for the foundations of a School of Medicine and upon his death in 1897 left £65,000 to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.

Hon J H Angas

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's first donated scholarship was established in 1878 when the Hon J H Angas gave £4,000 to provide scholarships in engineering.

Robert Barr Smith

In 1892 Robert Barr Smith, Esquire, presented to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog £1,000 for the commencement of a Library.Ìý In 1920 the sum of £11,000 was added by members of his family as a permanent endowment.

Peter Waite

In 1914, Mr Peter Waite transferred the whole of his valuable Urrbrae Estate at Glen Osmond to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.Ìý The estate comprises an area of 134 acres and a mansion house.

Sir George Murray

In 1907, the Hon Sir George Murray K.C., B.A., LL.B., then a member of the Council of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, paid £1000 to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog for the purpose of founding a scholarship to be called ‘The Tinline Prize’ in memory of the family of his mother.

J S Davies

Pastoralist John Stanley Davies spent his working life improving strains of beef cattle - a passion that has directly benefitted the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide. He never married and on his death in 1968 he bequeathed most of his estate to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and part to Prince Alfred College.

JAT Mortlock

JAT Mortlock was a successful pastoralist and stud Merino breeder and great philanthropist. During his life he made significant donations to agricultural research.

Eric Smith Scholarship

Established in 1879 by the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Commercial Traveller's and Warehousemen's Association. This is one of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's oldest scholarships still awarded today.

Sir Hugh Cairns Scholarship

The Sir Hugh Cairns Memorial Scholarship was established in 1953 by a donation to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog by the Committee of the Sir Hugh Cairns Memorial Association for the purpose of founding a prize to perpetuate the memory of Sir Hugh Cairns, a former student of the Adelaide High School.

Dr Davies-Thomas Prize

In 1896 Mrs Eleanor Davies-Thomas donated £400 to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog to establish annual Scholarships in the medical course in memory of her husband, the late Dr Davies-Thomas.Ìý Past recipients of the Scholarship include Howard Florey and Helen Mayo.

Everard Prize

In 1889, William Everard bequeathed £1,000 to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog to establish a scholarship in connection with the Medical School to be called by his name.

Alf Hannaford Bequest

In 1969, Alf Hannaford bequeathed his residuary estate (approx $372,000) to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.

Eric Goyne Stephens Bequest (in memory of Cyril Forster Stephens)

The collections of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's Roseworthy Campus Library have greatly benefited from the donations and bequest of Eric Goyne Stephens, made in memory of his brother, Cyril Forster Stephens, who was a gold medallist at Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1913 and killed in action in World War I.

Fred Johns Scholarship for Biography

In 1932, Frederic Johns left a bequest to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of £1,500 for a Scholarship to be called the "Fred Johns Scholarship for Biography".

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