Edward Lomer Ifould

Edward Lomer Ifould, an old colonial, passed away after a long illness at his property Toolunga on 26 June 1906.   He was a native of Hampshire, England, having been born in Preston on April 23, 1823.

He arrived in South Australia in the small sailing vessel Fama from London on 19^th May 1841, aged when about 17, the journey taking six months.  Shortly after his arrival he engaged in agricultural pursuits at Goodwood.  Ifould street bears the family name running between Flinders and Wakefield Street in Adelaide.

He entered into business with Thomas Whinnerah as grain and flour merchants, and headed to Melbourne to establish a branch in the Port Phillip settlement.  Afterward he travelled through the Northern Territory with a view to gaining information whether cattle raising might be profitable there, and arrived at the conclusion that the climate was too tropical for Europeans.

He was part owner of the unfortunate vessel the Omagh, which was used mainly for the purposes of this enterprise.  A large portion of his early savings was lost in this boat, which went down at King’s Island.

Edward Ifould settled permanently on property he had acquired near One Tree Hill.  From time to time he added to this, until ultimately his estate included the adjoining property, Uley.  He owned section 1645, pt 3266 and 3267, with the homestead located on section 3260.   Edward sold a small portion of land to the Uleybury school trustees, on which the school was built.

At Toolunga he lived in quiet retirement for several years enjoying the fruits of a long, eventful and busy career, and here among the land he loved best.

He planted a vineyard one of the first in the Province, and his production of wine and brandy was highly successful. His wine gained many medals awarded at agriculture societies’ shows. He was a recognized judge of horses, and officiated in surrounding districts for many years.

In private he took a prominent part in everything connected with the welfare of the country. He was probably one of the oldest members of the Gawler Agricultural and Horticultural Society. For many years he involved with the Munno Para East Council, as Councillor for 11 years 1859 – 1870, and Chairman 1875 – 1882.

In the early days of South Australian cricket he captained the then invincible Munno Para East Cricket Club, and had been president of the One Tree Hill Cricket Club for nearly 20 years.  He continued to present a bat as a yearly trophy to the club.

He married Marion Burns Cameron on 8 December 1864 at St Andrews Church, Adelaide. Marion came from Kilmallie, Argyll in Scotland.  The couple had nine children, three passes away at a young age.

Henry Edward   b.1865
Charles Thompson 1867 – 1868
Walter John       1868 – 1871
Francis Lomer   1871 – 1955       Frank at Toolunga
Jessica Louise    1873 – 1948      
Arthur George   1875 – 1934
William Herbert Albert  1877 – 1969 Librarian in Sydney
Percy     1879 – 1967
Walter  1881 - 1884

Following Edwards death, Marion spent much of her time with her youngest son and family in Western Australia.  She passed away following a fall in October 1909.

Edward Lomer is buried at Uley, One Tree Hill as is Frank Lomer and his wife.   

Arthur George was born at One Tree Hill in 1876.  He and his brother ran a dairy at Swan Reach and later worked at Inman Valley on Mr Gurr’s dairy farm.  He moved around working on dairy farms or orchards before he returned to Inman Valley and carried on dairying until he died in 1934.

Francis Lomer had a son John Bellhouse Fuller Ifould born on 10^th March 1906.  JBF also became a Councillor for the District Council of Munno Para East, serving 16 years from 1950 – 1966. 

He owned sections 4174, 4175, 4180, 4181, 4182, pt sections 4177, 4178.

William Herbert Albert upon finishing his studies at Adelaide University entered the Public Library Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia as a cadet in 1892.  He became principal librarian at Public Library of New South Wales.

Percy Ifould Managing Director of Dunstan’s Quarry purchased the large home named Kurralta, Burnside in 1917.