The Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia was founded in Adelaide in 1881 as the South Australian Caledonian Society to promote Scottish culture and traditions in South Australia.

History

Foundation members included

A. W. Dobbie Alexander Williamson Dobbie (12 November 1843 – 18 July 1912) was a Scots-born South Australian brassfounder, engineer, inventor, lecturer, mesmerist, businessman and travel writer. He founded A. W. Dobbie & Co. manufacturing company, and the ...

and Patrick Gay.

Chiefs

*1881–1883 Alexander Hay MLC. *1883–1885 Dr. Allan Campbell MLC. *1885–1886 Hon. Sir J. Lancelot Stirling *1886–1887 Hon. James Henderson Howe MLC. *1887–1888 David Murray *1888–1891 Aloysius MacDonald *1891–1892 Hugh Fraser *1892–1894 Hon. John Darling MLC. *1894–1895 Aloysius MacDonald *1895–1897 Hon. A. Wallace Sandford MLC. *1897–1899 John Wyles JP. *1899–1902 A. J. McLachlan *1902–1903

G. Fowler Stewart George Fowler Stewart (1861 – 3 January 1917), generally known as Fowler Stewart, was a Scots-born businessman and public figure in Adelaide, South Australia. History Stewart was the youngest son of Charles Stewart, a prominent manufacturer of K ...

*1903–1904 P. D. Haggart *1904–1907 John Darling Jr. *1907–1909 John Wood Sandford *1909–1914 Robert Weymss *1914–1917

George McEwin George McEwin (29 January 1815 – 8 August 1885) was a gardener and orchardist in the early days of South Australia, remembered today as the founder of Glen Ewin jams and preserves. McEwin was born in Scotland, and worked in the gardens of ...

*1917–1918 John Drummond *1918–1921 J. W. Hill *1921–1923 Duncan Fraser SM. *1924–1925 James W. McGregor *1925–1928

Andrew Douglas Young Andrew Douglas Young (1881 – 22 June 1950), commonly referred to as A. D. Young, was an accountant and stockbroker in South Australia. History Young was born at Eaglehawk, Bendigo, in 1881. He left for Adelaide to take up a position of manager ...

*1928–1930 John Tassie, brother of

Henry Tassie Henry Tassie (8 June 1863 – 26 October 1945) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1918 to 1938, representing Central District No. 2 for three successive conservative parties: the Libera ...

*1930–1933 Hon. Sir David J. Gordon MLC. *1933–1936 Maxwell A. Fotheringham *1936–1938 Hon. Sir George Ritchie, KCMG *1938–1940 C. B. Anderson ISO. *1940–1943 Capt. Duncan Menzies *1943–1945 John McLeay *1945–1949 Andrew Small *1949–1952 F. R. Forgan JP. *1952–1954 J. McGregor Soutar *1954–1959 Norman H. Campbell *1959–1968 Sir Lyell McEwin KBE., MLC. *1968–1971 Clarrie Martin *1971–1980 Charles Gardiner *1980–1983 Ron A. Layton *1983–1985 Donaldina Nicolson Richards *1985–1986 Dr. Gordon C. Greig MB MRCGP *1987–1989 Marian Macaulay Johnson *1989–1993 William Paterson *1993–1995 Jeffrey C. McFarlane *1995–2000 J. Lennox Pawson JP. *2000–2003 Ann Calver (née Lumsden) *2003–2004 Jim D. Wallace *2004–2007 David Porteous *2007–2010 Anne Miller *2010–2012 Christina Forbes Cockerill *2012–present (2015) Roselee Bruce

Activities

The Caledonian Society commissioned W. J. Maxwell to produce the statue of Robert Burns on North Terrace, which was unveiled on 5 May 1894. They commissioned James White to produce the statue of

John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart (7 September 18155 June 1866), often referred to as simply "McDouall Stuart", was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers. Stuart led the first successful expedition to tra ...

in Victoria Square commemorating his crossing of the continent in 1861–1862. The statue, paid for by public subscription and the South Australian Government, was unveiled on 4 June 1904.

References

External links

Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia official website
1881 establishments in Australia Organisations based in Adelaide Clubs and societies in South Australia Culture of South Australia Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage {{Australia-org-stub