Written to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the Parkin Congregational mission of South Australia on 19th September 1882. Parkin’s Passion not only tells the story of William Parkin’s gift to the Congregational Church, but gives a view of the colony of South Australia during his lifetime. William Parkin arrived in SA in the ship Recovery on the 19th September 1839 accompanied by his wife and brother. His family in England conducted a drapery business, and after trying his hand at farming at Willunga, William established a drapery business in Hindley Street, later moving to Rundle Street. Parkin’s store occupied a portion of the area which now comprises the Myer Centre. Parkin is best remembered as a philanthropist and benefactor of the South Australian Congregational Church
Local notes
William Parkin arrived in SA in the ship Recovery on the 19th September 1839 accompanied by his wife and brother. His family in England conducted a drapery business, and after trying his hand at farming at Willunga, William established a drapery business in Hindley Street, later moving to Rundle Street. Parkin’s store occupied a portion of the area which now comprises the Myer Centre.
Parkin is best remembered as a philanthropist and benefactor of the South Australian Congregational Church