▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁Good wood ▁Tr am way ▁Company ▁Director ▁and ▁Chair man ▁City ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁Land ▁and ▁In vest ment ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁L args ▁Bay ▁Land ▁and ▁In vest ment ▁Company ▁associated ▁with ▁Lav ington ▁G ly de , ▁Abraham ▁Ab rah ams , ▁and ▁other ▁gentlemen ▁in ▁working ▁the ▁well - known ▁Tal isk er ▁Mine ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁purch as ers ▁of ▁town ▁acres , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁held ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁of ▁city ▁property . ▁The ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Club ▁now ▁stand ▁belonged ▁to ▁Ever ard ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁a cre ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁Off ices ▁in ▁Victoria ▁Square . ▁ ▁C iv ic , ▁cultural ▁and ▁char itable ▁activities ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Board ▁of ▁South ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁then ▁the ▁Public ▁Library , ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁and ▁Museum ▁Council ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁University ▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁Board ▁of ▁Management ▁of ▁the ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁Central ▁Road ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁Un itar ian ▁Christian ▁Church . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁he ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁trust ees ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁city