- John Rundle
John Rundle (1791 – January 1864) was a British 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 theSouth Australia Company , the company that was formed inLondon in 1834 to promote the settlement the colony that was to becomeSouth Australia .Rundle arrived in South Australia at
Port Adelaide on6 February 1840 aboard the "Java", after a notorious journey during which between 30 and 50 passengers (the number varying between reports) starved to death.Rundle Street and subsequently Rundle Mall bear his name. Beehive Corner, at the corner Rundle Mall and King William Street, was owned by him. The historic building currently on this site was built later, in 1895
External links
* [http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/mpcimg/05500/B5438.htm Photograph of John Rundle]
* [http://www.adelaide.sa.gov.au/council/publications/Brochures/Rundle_Mall_Discovery_Trail.pdf/ Rundle Mall]
* [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1840Java-PassengerLists.htm/ Boat Passenger List of 1840 to South Australia]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~GEKKOS/ships/java.htm The Story of the Java]
* [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/exhibitions/treasures/beehive.htm "The Beehive, Corner of King William and Rundle Streets, Adelaide"] painted in 1849, when the site was owned by Rundle
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