Keeping a Trust: South Australia's Wyatt Benevolent Institution and Its FounderDr William Wyatt, emigrated to the new colony of South Australia in 1837. He became a notable pioneer and briefly held government positions including coroner and protector of Aborigines, but his major interests and influence were in the fields of cultural development, medicine and education. Keeping a Trust tells the story of the life of William Wyatt, and how when he approached the end of his days without an heir, he arranged to place his assets into a trust and instructed that it be used for South Australians experiencing poverty. The Wyatt Benevolent Institution was formed and since then has grown to become one of Australia's leading philanthropic institutions. |
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Aborigines Adelaide Club Adelaide Hospital Adelaide's Angas applicants appointed Austin became beneficiaries Benevolent Institution Incorporated board members Botanic Garden building chair chairman cheque Chesser Street Church colonists colony committee Company Devon Encounter Bay February funds Gawler George George Fife Angas grant Grenfell Street Grundy Hayward Henry Ayers Henry Rymill Hindmarsh House income Institution's interest John John Renwick joined Julia Wyatt June Kurralta Kyffin Thomas labouring class land lease LIBRARY OF SOUTH London March meeting Minutes month Nash North Adelaide November organisation organisation's payment pension persons PICTURE COURTESY Pirie Street Plymouth received recipients record Renwick House retirement Rymill secretary selected settlers significant Simpson Newland SLSA Society South Australia SRSA St Peter's College subcommittee surgeon tenants town acre trustees University of Adelaide Whitington William Wyatt wrote Wyatt Benevolent Institution Wyatt board WYATT COLLECTION Wyatt Street