Rundle Park / Kadlitpina (formerly spelt Kadlitpinna), also known as Park 13, is a part of the
Adelaide Park Lands in
Adelaide, South Australia
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. It was known as Rundle Park until its
Kaurna name was assigned as part of the
dual naming initiative by
Adelaide City Council
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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 and businessman who was one of the original directors and financiers of the
South Australia Company.
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").][CLMP for Rundle Park / Kadlitpinna (Park 13)]
Adelaide City Council, archived 19 November 2010 (3Mb, 47 pages) 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
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.
Description
The park is bounded by East Terrace (west), Botanic Road (north), Dequetteville Terrace (east) and Rundle Road (south).
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.
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.
References
Further reading
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Parks in Adelaide