Roseworthy Agricultural College
| Type of organisation: | Government |
| Also known as: | Roseworthy Campus of the University of Adelaide |
| Street number: | 1454 |
| Street name: | Mudla Wirra |
| Street suffix: | Rd. |
| Town or locality: | Roseworthy |
| Date established: | 1883 |
| Established by: | Government of South Australia |
| Business or purpose: | Agricultural Education |
Roseworthy Agricultural College was established in 1883 as Australia’s first agricultural college.
First principal: John Daniel Custance.
Location: 10 km from Gawler and fifty from Adelaide
As well as training students in traditional courses in agricultural and oenology, the College expanded over time to include courses in farm management, natural resources, wine marketing, agricultural production and veterinary science. The College also has a proud history as a research centre. In 1991 it merged with the University of Adelaide to become the Roseworthy Campus of that university. Initially it joined the Waite Campus (Waite Research Institute) to become the Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Since the merger there have been many changes with the agronomy, wine,and natural resource related coursed moving to other campuses. The campus is now primarily animal and veterinary science focused.
To read a comprehensive article on the history of the College and its influence on Gawler's development please click here
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For the University of Adelaide's Roseworthy Campus page click here
For the University of Adelaide's history page click here
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