Walter Duffield

Walter Duffield (1816 – 5 November 1882) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial South Australia, Treasurer of South Australia 1865 to 1867.[1]

Duffield was born in Great Baddow, Essex, England, son of William Duffield, a farmer.[1] Walter arrived in South Australia in the William Barras in December 1839.[1] His first occupation was as manager for fellow-passenger Jacob Hagen's estate at Echunga, where his wine was some of the first produced in the colony.[2] He left Echunga to build up the Para Para estate and produced hams, wines and orchard fruit; he later had 40,000 Merino sheep.[1]

He started business in Gawler as a flour miller ("The Victoria Mill") and merchant in September 1847,[3] and, in conjunction with Harrold Brothers as Duffield, Harrold and Company (later Duffield, Harrold and Hurd), owned Weinteriga and Outalpa stations.[4]

Duffield was member for Barossa in the South Australian House of Assembly from 9 March 1857 to 6 April 1868 and from 14 April 1870 to 13 December 1871,[5] and was Treasurer in the John Hart Government from 23 October 1865 to March 1866,[6] and in the Ministry of James Boucaut, which succeeded it, from the latter date till 3 May 1867.[5] Duffield subsequently sat in the South Australian Legislative Council from 3 April 1873 to 27 May 1879, when every four years one third of the Legislative Council was elected by the whole colony as one electorate "The Province".[5]

Duffield died in Gawler, South Australia on 5 November 1882 and was buried in Willaston cemetery.[1] Duffield was survived by his wife Phoebe, née Johnstone (married 7 March 1842) and by one son and five daughters.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Huxley, Molly. "Duffield, Walter (1816–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Death of Mr. Walter Duffield". The Express And Telegraph. XIX, (5,648). South Australia. 6 November 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 21 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Presentation to the Hon. W. W. Duffield". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1877. p. 15. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Late Mr. Joseph Harrold". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 8 April 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mr Walter Duffield". Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Duffield, Walter". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
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