1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided to honour a selection of people who had made a significant contribution to the community or gained national and international recognition for their work. It created a Jubilee 150 Walk of 150 bronze plaques set in the footpath of North Terrace.
A pastoralist and mine-owner once accused of fraud, Hughes stated shortly before his death: ‘I have been a sinner all my life’.
Read more about Sir Walter Watson Hughes here.
J150 Plaque
Sir Walter Hughes
1803-1887
Pastoralist, mine-owner
and philanthropist
Sponsor: J G Duncan Hughes
