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21-674: The SARDI Head Office is located in the Waite Research Precinct , along with CSIRO , the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus , and others, in the Adelaide suburb of Urrbrae, South Australia . The Plant Research Centre is located in the Waite Research Precinct , along with CSIRO , the University of Adelaide 's Waite Campus , and other research and educational establishments, in the Adelaide suburb of Urrbrae, South Australia . Plant Research Centre research capabilities: Located in

42-467: A daughter of James Methuen of Leith, Scotland. Together they had eight children. For many years he lived in the country and kept a strict eye on the management of his various properties. Later he was able to hand over much of this management to his son, while he conducted business in Adelaide. He thoroughly understood the needs of pastoralists, and in 1883 became chairman of Elder's Wool & Produce Co. Ltd,

63-474: A model for the collocation of agricultural research institutions. Waite also gave an adjoining estate of 114 acres (46 ha) to the government of South Australia for the purpose of founding an agricultural high school: Urrbrae Agricultural High School . Waite was working until a few months before his death from heart failure on 4 April 1922; he was survived by his wife, son and three daughters. One of his daughters, Elizabeth Macmeikan (died 5 April 1931), left

84-531: A subsidiary Elder Smith and Company . In 1888 the two companies were amalgamated and he became chairman of directors of Elder Smith & Co. Ltd, "displaying remarkable ingenuity and initiative". He held this position for 34 years, resigning a few months before his death. Waite was also Managing Director of the Beltana Pastoral Co. Ltd and the Mutooroo Pastoral Co. Ltd. He held directorships with

105-645: Is a suburb of Adelaide , South Australia . It is located in the City of Mitcham . Located at the foot of the Adelaide Hills , it is bordered on the east by the South Eastern Freeway, and the Old Toll House, which marked the traditional entrance to the city of Adelaide in the 19th century. In the early 1850s, Robert Forsyth Macgeorge bought land in the area and built a house, naming the estate Urrbrae after

126-406: Is located at Struan, between the towns of Penola, South Australia and Naracoorte, South Australia . Research capabilities: The Turretfield Research Centre is located at Rosedale, South Australia . Research capabilities: 34°58′09.2″S 138°38′18.83″E  /  34.969222°S 138.6385639°E  / -34.969222; 138.6385639 Waite Research Precinct Urrbrae

147-521: Is located on Boston Bay in the city of Port Lincoln, South Australia . Research capabilities: Located in the city of Port Lincoln, South Australia . Research capabilities: Located in the JS Davies Building on the Roseworthy Campus, co-located with University of Adelaide#Roseworthy , outside the town of Roseworthy, South Australia . Research capabilities: The Struan Research Centre

168-416: Is primarily located in the west and southwest of Urrbrae, extending into the neighbouring suburbs of Springfield and Brown Hill Creek . Developed on land bequeathed by the late owner of Urrbrae House, Peter Waite, Waite Campus holds several research facilities: There are parks and small reserves throughout the suburb. Cross Road forms the northern boundary of Urrbrae and Fullarton Road forms part of

189-461: The British Trident , landed at Melbourne and went on to South Australia. There he joined his brother James who was part owner of Pandappa station near Terowie . Waite worked on this station for some years and acquired a thorough knowledge of the pastoral industry. Waite then (in conjunction with Sir Thomas Elder ) bought Paratoo station, and gradually obtained interests in other properties. He

210-413: The University of Adelaide and to local public schools, and generations of students have benefited from his largesse. Waite was born at Kirkcaldy , Fife , Scotland , son of James Waite, a farmer, and his wife Elizabeth, née Stocks. Waite was left fatherless and after leaving school he was apprenticed to an ironmonger and spent nine years in commercial pursuits. Waite then sailed to Australia aboard

231-552: The Commercial Union Assurance Co. Ltd, the British Broken Hill Co. Ltd, and the S.A. Woollen Co. Ltd. In 1913 Waite presented to the University of Adelaide his valuable Urrbrae estate comprising 134 acres (54 ha) and house, to which in 1915 was added the adjoining Claremont and Netherby estates of 165 acres (67 ha). Benefactions to the University of Adelaide allowed the university to establish

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252-773: The Waite Agricultural Research Institute which later became the Waite Campus of the university, the hub of the Waite Research Precinct . The Waite Institute was established on the site in 1924. The donation remains one of the largest public benefactions in South Australian history. The objective of the bequest was to advance the cause of education, and more especially, to promote the teaching and study of agriculture, forestry and other related subjects. The Waite Institute has developed into an integrated research and teaching precinct that has been presented as

273-426: The current house was actually completed in 1891 by the philanthropist Peter Waite , replacing the original single-storey home of Robert MacGeorge, which was for many years rented by Edward Stirling Snr . It was probably Waite, a Scot like MacGeorge, who opted to carry on the name Urrbrae. For many years, Urrbrae House was the family home of Waite, his wife Matilda and their family. After Peter and Matilda's death,

294-558: The eastern boundary. The intersection of Cross Road, Glen Osmond Road , and Portrush Road forms the entry to the South Eastern Freeway . Urrbrae is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro . Urrbrae House Peter Waite (9 May 1834 – 4 April 1922) was a South Australian pastoralist, businessman, company director and public benefactor. Waite's philanthropic endeavors provided significant benefit to

315-691: The house was bequeathed to the University of Adelaide, being handed over in February 1923 by the couple's two daughters. Urrbrae House was the first home in Adelaide to be electrified. The house and its surrounds now constitute the Urrbrae House Historic Precinct within the university campus. On Cross Road, in the suburb's north, lies the Roman Catholic monastery of St Paul's Retreat . Formerly an oriental-style mansion named The Glen ,

336-528: The house was occupied for several years by a retired Indian judge . Later, the house passed to the Boothby family before being sold in 1896 to the Passionist Catholic order. As well as the monastery, St Paul's Retreat includes a convent and other facilities lying outside the suburb. As well as the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus, the precinct contains: The University of Adelaide 's Waite Campus

357-481: The suburb of Gillman, South Australia . Is the main mooring of the Research Vessel Ngerin which provides Aquatic Sciences Research Support The SAASC is located in the beachside suburb of West Beach, South Australia . Research capabilities: Located in the town of Clare, South Australia . Research capabilities: Located in the town of Lenswood, South Australia . Research capabilities: Located in

378-426: The town of Loxton, South Australia . Research capabilities: .............................................................................. The Minnipa Research Centre is located in the town of Minnipa, South Australia . Research capabilities: Located in the city of Mount Gambier, South Australia . Research capabilities: Located in the town of Nuriootpa, South Australia . Research capabilities: The LMSC

399-677: The village Haugh of Urr in Scotland ; the word brae refers to a hillside, especially near a river or creek. One notable son was the architect James Macgeorge (1832–1918). The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 966 persons in Urrbrae on census night. Of these, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. The majority of residents (68.5%) were of Australian birth, with other common census responses being China (5.3%) and England (5.2%). The age distribution of Urrbrae residents

420-457: Was comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 71.1% of residents were over 25 years in 2016, compared to the Australian average of 68.5%; and 28.9% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 31.5%. Urrbrae House is a two-storey, bluestone mansion located on Walter Young Avenue, on the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide . Not the suburb's namesake,

441-522: Was one of the first to realize the value of fenced as against open runs, and spent over £200,000 in fencing and providing water. He later owned Momba Station , one of the largest sheep stations in outback New South Wales . Waite and other pastoralists in the area formed the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling in 1906. On 21 November 1864 Waite married his first cousin Matilda Methuen (d.1922),

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