SA Best MP Frank Pangallo says remains of Matthew Flinders should be placed in Adelaide

Captain Matthew Flinders’ remains should be placed in a prominent part of Adelaide, rather than forgotten about in a London cemetery, SA Best MP Frank Pangallo says.

Captain Matthew Flinders’ remains should be placed in a prominent part of Adelaide, rather than forgotten about in a London cemetery, SA Best MP Frank Pangallo says.

The long-lost burial site of navigator and cartographer Flinders (1774-1814), the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was discovered in an old burial ground in London near Euston Station.

The archaeological excavation and research works near Euston Station in London.

It was stumbled upon this week during excavations to build a new high-speed train.

Mr Pangallo said he would write to Premier Steven Marshall to push for Englishman Flinders’ remains to be transferred to Adelaide, and placed in a prominent part of the city.

Portrait of explorer Matthew Flinders.

SA Best MP Frank Pangallo

“Matthew Flinders is one of the most significant figures in our country’s — and state’s — history, paving the way for colonisation 34 years later,” Mr Pangallo said.

“(His remains) should be placed in a prominent part of the city, somewhere where he will be properly remembered and not forgotten as he has for 205 years in an abandoned cemetery near a railway station.”