< Notable South Australians
John Nowland
CAME to South Australia in the "Lysander" in 1839, and took part in the founding of the Total Abstinence Society, in January, 1840. He was the first Rechabite who landed in this colony, and in his house the first Tent was opened. He was elected a City Councillor in 1841, and held a seat in the Council until September, 1843. He died July 19, 1885, aged 79 years.
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