Victor Marra Newland
| Victor Marra Newland | |
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| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for North Adelaide |
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In office 8 April 1933 – 19 March 1938 Serving with Shirley Jeffries |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Birrell |
| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 August 1876 near Wilcannia, New South Wales |
| Died | 12 January 1953 (aged 76) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Liberal and Country League |
| Relations |
Henry Newland (brother) Phil Newland (brother) |
| Father | Simpson Newland |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
Australian Army British Army |
| Years of service | c.1899–1901 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Second South Australian Mounted Rifles King's African Rifles |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Victor Marra Newland, OBE, MC, DCM (18 August 1876 – 12 January 1953) was an Australian army officer and politician. He served in the Second Boer War and with the King's African Rifles in the First World War, was decorated for his service in each, and retired with the rank of major. He was formerly a member of the Legislative Council of British East Africa, and in 1933 became the representative for North Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly.
Newland was born at Marra station, near Wilcannia, New South Wales, the third son of Simpson Newland (1835–1925) and his wife Jane Isabella Newland, née Layton (c. 1850 – 11 January 1939). He was educated at Queen's School, North Adelaide, and St. Peter's College. He joined the South Australian Mounted Rifles and sailed to South Africa with the second contingent of the Light Horse and served in the Boer War. He was mentioned in despatches, and awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps.
After the war he remained in Africa. He acted as manager for a land and stock agency in Nairobi, British East Africa (now Kenya) in 1903, then two years later with fellow South Australian Leslie Jefferis Tarlton (1877–c. 1950) he formed Newland, Tarlton & Co. Ltd., organizing big-game safaris for wealthy patrons, including Theodore Roosevelt in 1909–1910. Newland was a president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, a member of the Kenya's Legislative Council, and chairman of the Nairobi Town Council.
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