Tod Robert
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Original land holder of Gawler Special Survey Please click here for further info on Robert Tod. RobertTod had done some exploratory work around Port lincoln region and the Tod River was named after him.
The Special Surveys were an exception to colonial land policy, which generally prohibited land acquisition prior to official surveying. Under this system, private individuals or consortia could finance the surveying of large tracts of unsurveyed land and subsequently claim priority selection within that area. The practice of Special Surveys ceased after 1846, when the British government determined that land should be made available for purchase by the general public rather than reserved for the wealthy elite.
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