Sir WALTER WATSON HUGHES (1803-1887),

Sir WALTER WATSON HUGHES (1803-1887),

Statue of Sir Walter Watson Hughes, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA
The memorial commemorates the life of Sir Walter Watson Hughes, a noted South Australian benefactor. Hughes made significant contributions to the economic development of the state, his foresight leading to the discovery of the Wallaroo mines. He also supported major cultural and educational activities, including the University of Adelaide. The statue is the only known example in South Australia of the work of noted English sculptor Francis Williamson.

The town of Moonta on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia was the place that in 1861, Paddy Ryan found copper traces coming out of a wombats burrow. The wombat’s burrow was on the pastoral lease of Walter Watson Hughes. Hughes formed the Tipara Mining Company, which later became the Moonta Mining Co.
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The building in the background was the first building for the University of Adelaide campus, Gothic-styled. Builder; Brown and Thompson. G S Martin Clerk of Works. Foundation stone laid by Governor Sir William Jervois on 30 July 1879 completed on July 1881

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