The Wyatt Trust is named after Dr William Wyatt, an English settler who arrived in South Australia in 1837.
Dr Wyatt (1804-1886) was a surgeon by training who went on to hold many official positions during his lifetime in Adelaide. With no surviving heirs, Dr Wyatt instructed that the money he had made from land purchases be used to establish The Wyatt Trust upon his death, which was in 1886.
From its earliest days, the Trust’s purpose was to benefit Dr Wyatt’s fellow South Australians, particularly those experiencing poverty.
The work of The Wyatt Trust has evolved over the years and while its impact has continued to grow, the focus remains unchanged.
Through its grant making, advocacy and influence on systems, the Trust exists to support the creation of a South Australia free from poverty.
1804
Born in Plymouth, UK
1827
Graduated as Apothecary Surgeon
1837
Arrived Glenelg, South Australia
Purchased six Adelaide Town Acres
1839
Purchased land on Boston Island and Encounter Bay
1843
Purchased and built Kurralta
1881
Created Will establishing Trust
1886
Died in Adelaide, South Australia
William Wyatt, Civic Appointments
1837
Appointed Justice of the Peace
Appointed Magistrate
1837-39
Protector of Aborigines
1837-56
Botanic Gardens - Colonial Naturalist
1837-64
Adelaide Surgery - Surgeon
1838-47
Botanical & Horticultural Gardens Society - Rainfall Recording
1838-55
Council of Natural History Society of SA - Committee Member
1838
Adelaide Hospital - Colonial Infirmary Inquiry
1838-85
Adelaide Hospital - Medical Board Secretary
1838-43
South Australia Club - Founding Committee
1839
Botanical & Horticultural Gardens Society - Secretary
1840-46
Board of Audit
1841-43
Church Society - Committee Member
1841
SA Savings Bank - Director
1846-64
Lunatic Asylum - Physician
1847
Coroner
SA Colonial Railway - Director
1847-86
St Peter's College - Board of Governors
Holy Trinity Church - Elected Trustee
1848
Court of Revision for East Adelaide - Member
1848-69
Pulteney Grammar - Foundation Trustee & Examiner
1849
Adelaide City Councillor
Council of Natural History Society of SA - Chairman
1851-74
First Chief Inspector of Schools
1852
Adelaide City Commissioner SA Savings Bank - Trustee
1855-57
Botanic Gardens - Administration Committee for Foundation
1855-79
Botanic Gardens - Governor / Deputy Chai
1858
SA Book Club - Secretary
1859
Adelaide Philosophical Society
1860
SA Institute - Governor
1861
SA Institute - Chairman of Society of Arts
1862-68
Public Library - Governor
1864
Lunatic Asylum - Royal Commission Chair
1865-67
Adelaide Hospital - Review
1868-85
Adelaide Hospital - Committee Member
1869-73
Adelaide Hospital - Central Vaccine Board
1870-85
Adelaide Hospital - Chairman of Board
1872-74
Model School - Planning and Building
1875-85
RSPCA - Founding Treasurer
1877-86
Commissioner of Charitable Funds
1879-83
Acclimisation society - Member & Vice President
1879
Zoological Gardens - Vice President
