The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Sat 15 Sep 1923978

OBITUARY.
Mr. Robert Hamilton Sandilands, of
Myall avenue, Kensington Gardens, who
died recently, was born at Stonehouse,
Lanarkshire, in 1841. He came to South
Australia in the ship Oaklands 43 years
ago. and first worked on the estate of
the late Mr. W. H. Grey at Reedbeds.
Later on Yorke's Peninsula he followed
farming pursuits at Mullowurtie, being
one of the first settlers in that district.
The place was named after him Sandi-
lands. On account of dry seasons he
moved to Port Victoria, where he resided
30 years, took a keen interest in the wel-
fare of the town, and carried on a suc-
cessful business. He left the locality
eight years ago on account of ill health.
He has left a widow and five daughters —
Mesdames Lovelock and Harrison (Smoky
Bay), Dunstone (Payneham), and Bray
Parkside), and Miss Sandilands (Kensing-
ton Gardens). There are 13 grandchildren.