The Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia was founded in Adelaide in 1881 as the South Australian Caledonian Society[1] to promote
Scottish culture and traditions in
South Australia.
The Caledonian Society commissioned
W. J. Maxwell to produce the statue of
Robert Burns on
North Terrace, which was unveiled on 5 May 1894.[4] They commissioned
James White to produce the statue of
John McDouall Stuart in
Victoria Square commemorating his crossing of the continent in 1861–1862. The statue, paid for by public subscription and the South Australian Government, was unveiled on 4 June 1904.[5]
^"Caledonian Society". Daily Herald. Vol. 3, no. 765. South Australia. 22 August 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.