The Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia was founded in Adelaide in 1881 as the South Australian Caledonian Society to promote

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and traditions in

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History

Foundation members included A. W. Dobbie and

Patrick Gay Patrick Gay was a cabinetmaker and businessmen of Adelaide, South Australia, for whom Gay's Arcade was named. History Patrick Gay, sen. (c. 1815 – 7 October 1866), his wife Agnes Waddell Gay (c. 1816 – 16 November 1903) and their small family ...

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 James Henderson Howe (4 March 1839 – 5 February 1920), was a Scots-born mounted policeman, farmer and politician in South Australia. History Howe was born in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, the son of James H. Howe and his wife Elizabeth, ''n� ...

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. John Darling, Jr. (24 January 1852 – 27 March 1914) was a Scottish born South Australian businessman and politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1896 to 1905, representing the electorates of East Torrens (189 ...

*1907–1909 John Wood Sandford *1909–1914 Robert Weymss *1914–1917 George McEwin *1917–1918 John Drummond *1918–1921 J. W. Hill *1921–1923 Duncan Fraser SM. *1924–1925 James W. McGregor *1925–1928 Andrew Douglas Young *1928–1930 John Tassie, brother of Henry Tassie *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 Sir Alexander Lyell McEwin, KBE (29 May 1897 – 23 September 1988), always known as "Lyell McEwin" was a politician in South Australia. History Lyell McEwin was born in the Hundred of Hart, the youngest son of Alexander Lyell McEwin (1862 – ...

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

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on North Terrace, which was unveiled on 5 May 1894. They commissioned James White to produce the statue of John McDouall Stuart 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