5 0 ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁J . ▁L . ▁Young ' s ▁Ad ela ide ▁Edu c ational ▁Institution , ▁then ▁at ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁proved ▁a ▁brilliant ▁student . ▁His ▁father ▁Ap oll os ▁Harrison ▁G ou ge , ▁who ▁died ▁before ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁Y ale , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁after ▁being ▁proved ▁ins ol vent ▁several ▁times ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁appointed ▁the ▁contract or ▁for ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁to ▁Kap unda ▁then ▁the ▁pipeline ▁from ▁the ▁Thor nd on ▁Park ▁res er voir ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁cause way ▁between ▁Victor ▁Har bor ▁and ▁Gran ite ▁Island . ▁ ▁He ▁don ated ▁and ▁installed ▁a ▁drink ing ▁f ount ain ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁King ▁William ▁Street ▁and ▁C urr ie / W ay mouth ▁streets . ▁The ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁was ▁passed , ▁grant ing ▁him ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁railway ▁from ▁the ▁Wall ar oo ▁mine ▁to ▁the ▁Wall ar oo ▁jet ty . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁music ian ▁and ▁singer , ▁performing ▁at ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁benefits ▁for ▁the ▁expl orer ▁John ▁McK in lay . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁something ▁like ▁town ▁gas ▁in ▁South ▁Australia , ▁and ▁owned ▁a ▁t iger ▁and ▁an ▁ele