Biographical entry Waite, Peter (1834 - 1922)

Summary

Peter Waite donated Urrbrae Estate in 1913, which he had bought in 1874, to the University of Adelaide, subject to life tenancy for himself and his wife; half was to be for agricultural studies and the rest for a park. He later gave more land to the University and in 1918 donated 5880 shares in Elder Smith & Co. Ltd so that the land could be used as intended. The Waite Agricultural Research Institute was established in 1923.

Published resources

Books

• Hogg, Gladys, Peter Waite 1834-1922: the story of his life and times, Waite Agrigultural Research Institute, Adelaide, 1991, 56 pp. Details

Book Sections

• Findlay, Marjorie, 'Waite, Peter (1834-1922), pastoralist and benefactor', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 336-337. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060359b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Waite, Peter', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-581903. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P004034. Details