Duffield Walter
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Principal occupation | MLC |
Born 1816 and died 1882.
The majority of information so far gathered relating to Walter Duffield is contained within the link below "Para Para Mansion Penrith Avenue"
George E. Loyau "The Gawler Handbook" p120 "Societies - The first Building Society was established in the year 1856, and called "The Gawler Town and Suburban Building and Investment Society". It was on the terminating principle, and proved a great success, the shares running out in six years and three months. The first Trustees were the Hon. Walter Duffield, J.P., Dr . Otto Schomburgk, J.P., Rev. Canon Coombs."
George E. Loyau "The Gawler Handbook" [G.E.L.] pp166 and 167 "After McKinlay's death it was universally felt that something should be done to perpetuate his memory, and accordingly, meetings were held in Gawler and a Committee was formed to carry out the wish of the people - vis., that a suitable monument should be erected "to commemorate his personal worth and the services rendered by him to the colonies as an explorer." The site selected was at the terminal point of Murray-street, at its junction with Cowan-street, and adjacent to the old burial ground. The Committee chosen to carry out the matter, and who brought it to a successful issue, were as follows:- Chairman, W.F. Wincey, Esq., J.P., Mayor of Gawler; Treasurers, J. Thornley, Esq., J.P., Manager Bank of South Australia, Gawler, Richard Holland, Esq., J.P., Turretfield, near Gawler; Hon. Secretary, John Rudall, Esq., Gawler; Committee, A.H.F. Bartels, Esq., Mayor of Adelaide, E.M. Bagot, Esq., J.P., Charles Bonney, Esq., J.P., E.S. Burkett, Esq., J.P., W.R. Cave, Esq., John Chambers, Esq. ,J.P., Rev. Canon Coombs, Hon. J. Crozier, M.L.C., Walter Duffield, Esq., J.P., James Dawson, Esq., Samuel Davenport, Esq., J.P., James Fergusson, Esq., Robert Fotheringham, Esq., Thomas Fotheringham, Esq., Rev. James Gordon, Joseph Gilbert, Esq., J.P., F.A.Grant, Esq., J.P., E.L. Grundy, Esq., John Hope, Esq., Thomas Hogarth, Esq., J.P., G.W. Hawkes, Esq., S.M., J.H.Howe, Esq., Joseph Keynes, Esq., J.P., Hon. A.B. Murray, M.L.C., Rev. J.C. McMchael, James Martin, Esq., J.P., John Mitchell, Esq., J.P., H.T. Morris, Esq., J.P., W.F.H. Popham, Esq., M.D., Ross T. Reid, Esq., Henry Scott, Esq., J.P., Dr. Schomburgk, H.C. Swan, Esq., S.M., R.J. Turner, Esq., S.M., and George Warren, Esq., J.P.
According to Sharron Gawler in her sms to Brian Thom 12/2016, Walter Duffield's grandson Walter Geoffrey Duffield [1879 to August 1929] married Governor Gawler's great grand-daughter Doris Boult at Glenelg in 1909. Doris was the daughter of Arthur Boult and Maud [nee Gawler]. Maud was the eldest child of Henry Gawler and Henry was the 4th child of Gov George Gawler. [see Trove Adelaide Observer Dec 1894].
The father of Doris was the 1st organist of St Peter's Cathedral. Doris's husband, Dr Walter Geoffrey Duffield was an eminent scientist and was 1st Director of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory at Mt Stromlo. The Canberra Times obituary on 2nd August 1929 claimed that he was born in Gawler on 12th August 1879.
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