Edward Warland (1839 - 14 August 1922) - South Australia

Edward Warland was the son of William and Alicia Warland who arrived in South Australia in 1839.

Most of the following is drawn from "Brief Encounter", in a section written by Irma Springbett, who was living 11 Warland Avenue, Victor Harbour when this information was collated in the late 1980's, and is reproduced with her permission.

Edward Warland was the last member of the family to run the Wheatsheaf Inn. Family history states that Edward worked on the Echunga goldfield, where his brother James had a lease, as well as at Gympie in Queensland and the Peralilla flux quarries in Hindmarsh Valley. He was a member of the Encounter Bay District Council, and was a committee man and trustee for the Institute Hall. In his younger days, he apparently was renowned for his pure tenor voice, and frequently appeared at concerts throughout the southern districts of South Australia. He then took up farming in the north of South Australia, and later on the Angas Plains. Drought and pestilence hampered his efforts, so he moved to Strathalbyn to try his luck with a bakery. He became a Councillor there and married Harriet Cooper McLean, the daughter of a pioneering family in that area. The McLean family history has been written by Diane Facey of Millicent, South Australia, and includes all details on the descendants of Edward and Harriet.

The family moved to Port Elliot in August 1877, where Edward was one of the founders of the Port Elliot Institute Hall. Edward and Harriet had the following children:

Laurence ('Lawrence' or 'Laurie') Edward (Henry) William Warland (4 February 1871 - 21 October 1948 in Victor Harbour).
Albert ('Bert') Henry Howard Warland (24 September 1873 - 31 May 1960, Victor Harbour).
Jessica Florence Warland (30 January 1884 - 1979). Jessica studied at the Music Conservatorium in Adelaide and assisted her mother in the Hotel. Jessie later taught music, and remained a spinster 'with a lively wit, intensely interested in current affairs and (was) a talented raconteur'. She died in 1980.

Edward, Harriet and their two sons moved to Victor Harbour and built a two storey house on the seafront, which they named Austral House. Austral House became a licenced hotel in 1881. Harriet became well-known for her generosity with leftover food. The hotel later became the Pipiriki Guest House and was demolished in the 1970's.

For the history of Laurence and Albert in Victor Harbour, go this this page.

Edward Warland died on 14 August 1922. His wife Harriet died on 21 January 1942, aged 96. Both are buried in the Victor Harbour cemetery.