John Hodgkiss
John Hodgkiss (ca.1820 – 23 June 1897) was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia History Hodgkiss was born in Tenbury, then in Shropshire, and served an apprenticeship as a draper in Worcester. He emigrated to South Australia in 1849 and with John Farmer (died 7 October 1888) opened a drapery "Farmer & Hodgkiss" in Hindley Street (then the premier shopping strip in Adelaide) in what was previously J. S. Crabb's grocery opposite the "Royal Admiral" hotel. Farmer returned to England in 1857 after their shop was destroyed by fire, and Hodgkiss, then sole owner, moved his business (as Hodgkiss & Co.) to 26 and 28 Rundle Street, where it remained until sold to James Marshall & Co. in 1879. (There are contemporary parallels with fellow-parliamentarian William Parkin) Politics He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1866 and served until 1872. He retired from business and was again elected to the Upper House in 1878 and retired in 1884 after his first s ...
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John Hodgkiss
John Hodgkiss (ca.1820 – 23 June 1897) was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia History Hodgkiss was born in Tenbury, then in Shropshire, and served an apprenticeship as a draper in Worcester. He emigrated to South Australia in 1849 and with John Farmer (died 7 October 1888) opened a drapery "Farmer & Hodgkiss" in Hindley Street (then the premier shopping strip in Adelaide) in what was previously J. S. Crabb's grocery opposite the "Royal Admiral" hotel. Farmer returned to England in 1857 after their shop was destroyed by fire, and Hodgkiss, then sole owner, moved his business (as Hodgkiss & Co.) to 26 and 28 Rundle Street, where it remained until sold to James Marshall & Co. in 1879. (There are contemporary parallels with fellow-parliamentarian William Parkin) Politics He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1866 and served until 1872. He retired from business and was again elected to the Upper House in 1878 and retired in 1884 after his first s ...
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Rundle Street
Rundle Street, often referred to as "Rundle Street East" as distinct from Rundle Mall, is a street in the East End of the city centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It runs from Pulteney Street to East Terrace, where it becomes Rundle Road through the East Park Lands. (A separate Rundle Street continues from Rundle Road through Kent Town). Its former western extent, which ran to King William Street, was closed in 1972 to form the pedestrian street of Rundle Mall. The street is close to Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Rundle Park / Kadlitpina, Rymill Park, Hindmarsh Square and North Terrace. The street was named after John Rundle, a director of the South Australia Company and member of the British House of Commons, by the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837. It was installed with the first electric street lighting in South Australia in 1895 at the former intersection of Rundle, King William and Hindley streets. The street contains numerous cafés, restaurants, ...
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:Category:Members Of The South Australian Legislative Council
Legislative Council South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

Adelaide Chess Club
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people. The area of the city centre and surrounding parklands is called ' in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's foundi ...
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