Rundle Park / Kadlitpina Explained

Rundle Park / Kadlitpina (formerly spelt Kadlitpinna), also known as Park 13, is a part of the Adelaide Park Lands in Adelaide, South Australia. It was known as Rundle Park until its Kaurna name was assigned as part of the dual naming initiative by Adelaide City Council in 2003. The park is bounded by East Terrace (to the west), Botanic Road (north), Dequetteville Terrace (east) and Rundle Road (south).

Naming

John Rundle (1791–1864) was a British Whig politician[1] and businessman who was one of the original directors and financiers of the South Australia Company.[2] [3]

Kadlitpina (earlier rendered Kadlitpinna), known as "Captain Jack" by the early colonial settlers, was one of the three Kaurna burka, or elders well known to the colonists at the time of the colonisation of South Australia. (The other two were Murlawirrapurka ("King John") and Ityamai-itpina ("King Rodney"), whose names are used for the two parks to the south of this one). His name was derived from kadli ("dingo"/"dog") + -itpinna ("father of").[4] His portrait was painted by George French Angas.[5] [6] [7] [8] Kadlitpina was appointed as an honorary constable; he was issued with a baton and uniform and attended official meetings with the Governor of South Australia.[9]

Light Square / Wauwi was given its dual name after his wife, Wauwe or Wauwi.[10]

Description

The park is bounded by East Terrace (west), Botanic Road (north), Dequetteville Terrace (east) and Rundle Road (south).[11]

Since 2000, in February/March of most years, the park has been the site of the Garden of Unearthly Delights, the first venue hub of the Adelaide Fringe, featuring a variety of music, comedy and theatre shows, as well as food stalls, bars and carnival rides, including a Ferris wheel.[12]

An extension of the O-Bahn Busway passes nearby; it involved connecting Hackney Road and Grenfell Street, with a tunnel being built under Rundle Park.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig, F. W. S. . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 . 1977 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-26-4 . 301.
  2. Web site: Rundle Mall History . Rundle Mall . April 12, 2020 . March 9, 2021.
  3. Book: Rundle, P. . Farmers-Devon to South Australia: The story of James and Jane Rundle and their Family . 2013 . Rundle History Group . 9780646911311 . 12,13. etal.
  4. Book: The land is a map: placenames of Indigenous origin in Australia. 255–276 . Amery . Rob . Williams . Georgina . Reclaiming through renaming: the reinstatement of Kaurna toponyms in Adelaide and the Adelaide Plains . Adelaide Research & Scholarship (University of Adelaide). Pandanus . 2002. 1740760204. 7 March 2021. http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p29191/pdf/ch182.pdf.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20101120090422/http://adelaidecitycouncil.com/community/reconciliation/kaurna/place-naming/sign-site-13.html Sign: site 13
  6. Web site: Kaurna Place Naming . City of Adelaide . 14 December 2019 .
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20101119213525/http://adelaidecitycouncil.com/adccwr/publications/reports_plans/adopted_clmp_rundle_park.pdf CLMP for Rundle Park / Kadlitpinna (Park 13)
  8. Web site: Park 13 . Adelaide Park Lands Preservation Association . 7 March 2021.
  9. Web site: City squares recognise women from the past. City of Adelaide. 19 Mar 2018. 28 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Light Square. Adelaidia. Owen. Hems. 3 December 2015. Revised 1 June 2017 to update Kaurna place name spelling...This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Australia License.. 29 November 2019.
  11. https://adelaideparklands.com.au/parks-and-squares/rundle-park-kadlitpina/ Rundle Park / Kadlitpina (Park 13)
  12. https://www.gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au/about About The Garden
  13. Web site: Tunnel vision is paying off. 12 December 2017.
  14. Web site: 'Beloved' trees chopped down for Adelaide's O-Bahn project. . 5 April 2016.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . 16 August 2018 . 19 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319173321/https://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/322721/PROJECT_UPDATE_MAY_2017.pdf . dead .
  16. Web site: O-Bahn City Access Project.
  17. Web site: Archived copy . 19 August 2018 . 19 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319172159/https://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/258722/O-BAHN_-_EAST_TERRACE_REALIGNMENT_FACT_SHEET_12_MAY_2016.pdf . dead .

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