Rundle Park / Kadlitpina (formerly spelt Kadlitpinna), also known as Park 13, is a part of the

Adelaide Park Lands The Adelaide Park Lands are the figure-eight of land spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton and separating the City of Adelaide area (which includes both Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide) from the surro ...

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. It was known as Rundle Park until its

Kaurna The Kaurna people (, ; also Coorna, Kaura, Gaurna and other variations) are a group of Aboriginal people whose traditional lands include the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. They were known as the Adelaide tribe by the early settlers. Kaurn ...

name was assigned as part of the

dual naming Dual naming is the adoption of an official place name that combines two earlier names, or uses both names, often to resolve a disagreement over which of the two individual names is more appropriate. In some cases, the reasons are political. Some ...

initiative by

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in 2003. The park is bounded by

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(to the west), Botanic Road (north), Dequetteville Terrace (east) and Rundle Road (south).

Naming

John Rundle John Rundle (1791 – January 1864) was a British Whig politician and businessman. From 1835 to 1843, he was a Member of Parliament, representing Tavistock in the House of Commons. He was one of the original directors and financiers of the So ...

(1791–1864) was a British Whig politician and businessman who was one of the original directors and financiers of the

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. 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

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. (The other two were

Murlawirrapurka Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (previously spelt Mullawirraburka), and numbered as Park 14, is a recreation park located in the East Park Lands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. There is an artificial lake with rowboats for hire, a c ...

("King John") and

Ityamai-itpina The Adelaide Park Lands are the figure-eight of land spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton and separating the City of Adelaide area (which includes both Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide) from the surro ...

("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"). His portrait was painted by

George French Angas George French Angas (25 April 1822 – 4 October 1886), also known as G.F.A., was an English explorer, naturalist, painter and poet who emigrated to Australia. His paintings are held in a number of important Australian public art collections. ...

.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

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

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

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, the first venue hub of the

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, featuring a variety of music, comedy and theatre shows, as well as food stalls, bars and

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s, including a

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. An extension of the

O-Bahn Busway The O-Bahn Busway is a guided busway that is part of the bus rapid transit system servicing the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The O-Bahn system was conceived by Daimler-Benz to enable buses to avoid traffic congestion by ...

passes nearby; it involved connecting Hackney Road and

Grenfell Street Grenfell Street () is a major street in the north-east quarter of the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. The street runs west-east from King William Street to East Terrace. On the other side of King William Street, it continues as Currie S ...

, with a tunnel being built under Rundle Park.

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