Tom Giles (1820-12 February 1899) was a business associate of George Anstey and developed pastoral leases on Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas during the 19th century.
He was the third of the 15 sons (and 6 daughters) of William Giles (1791-1862), Colonial Manager of the South Australian Company (1841-1860).
He is remembered by the Giles Corner, in South Australia, the junction of the Main North Road where the Barrier Highway branches off towards Riverton, Burra and Broken Hill.
Thomas "Tom" Giles (20 May 1820, Mitcham, London – 19 February 1899, Adelaide) married Mary O'Halloran (24 December 1838, Belfast, Ireland – 1 October 1915, North Adelaide) on 20 January 1859 at St Mary's on the Sturt. Their children were:
Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran was the first Police Commissioner and first Police Magistrate of South Australia.
William Giles, occasionally referred to as William Giles, sen. to distinguish him from his eldest son, was the third colonial manager of the South Australian Company, and a South Australian politician, who was prominent in the founding of the colony of South Australia.
Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles was an Australian politician. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, a son of Hew O'Halloran Giles, and Nellie Cosford Giles, née Verco (1901–1965), eldest daughter of Dr. W. A. Verco. They lived at Thorngate, then "Willyama", Medindie and he was educated in Victoria at Geelong Grammar School before returning to South Australia to attend the University of Adelaide and Roseworthy College. He became a grazier and cattle breeder, and served in the military from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.
Alexander Hay was a South Australian merchant, pastoralist and politician.
Adelaide Educational Institution was a privately run non-sectarian academy for boys in Adelaide founded in 1852 by John Lorenzo Young.
He avoided rote learning, punishment and religious instruction, but taught moral philosophy, physiology, political economy and mechanical drawing ... (and) surveying on field trips.
Andrew Tennant was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist, businessman and politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1881 to 1887, representing Flinders, and a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1898 to 1902, representing Northern District.
William Finlayson was a churchman and farmer in the early days of South Australia, and father of nine children including two sons prominent in the early days of that colony.
William Buckton Andrews, better known as "Canon Andrews" was an Anglican clergyman in the early days of the Colony of South Australia, where he served in the Diocese of Adelaide for over 60 years.
Emanuel Solomon was a businessman and politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia
James Crabb Verco was an early settler in the colony of South Australia, builder, businessman and parliamentarian. He was the father of Joseph Cooke Verco.
George Dove was a long serving Anglican priest in Adelaide, South Australia.
William Rodolph Wigley was a lawyer and politician in the British colony of South Australia.
Thomas Field, frequently referred to as Canon Field, was an Anglican priest born in London, who had a substantial career in the colony of South Australia.
The Ven. George Henry Farr, M.A., LL.D. was an Anglican priest in South Australia; headmaster of St. Peter's College from 1854 to 1879.
Mitcham Cemetery on Old Belair Road, Mitcham, South Australia is made up of three separate cemeteries: Mitcham General Cemetery, Mitcham Anglican Cemetery and St Joseph's Cemetery. The cemeteries are administered by the City of Mitcham, the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide and the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Walkerville Brewery was a brewer of beer in Adelaide, South Australia. The company became a Co-operative, and grew by admitting hotel owners as shareholders, and absorbed smaller breweries. After several amalgamations it moved its operations to Southwark and by 1920 it was South Australia's largest brewing company. It was bought out by the South Australian Brewing Company in 1939 and its facilities became the company's Southwark brewery, which still operates.
Henry Jackson Moseley was a builder and publican in the very early days of the British colony of South Australia.
William Anstey Giles, generally known as Anstey Giles, was a surgeon and medical administrator in Adelaide, South Australia.
St Mary's on the Sturt is an Anglican church on South Road, St Marys, Adelaide, South Australia.