The island is named after Brent Clements Rodd, who had a long association with the island and the local area.
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Louis Pasteur sent his nephew, Doctor Adrien Loir to conduct the experimentation in Australia and facilities were constructed on the island.
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Despite being a solicitor, Rodd managed neither to purchase the island, nor to have his deposit refunded.
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The Rodd family, who lived on the western shore of Iron Cove in what is now the suburb of Rodd Point, used the island for recreation.
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Pasteur was interested because he had been conducting similar research in France and Henry Parkes had offered a 25,000 pound reward to anyone who could solve the rabbit infestation problem.
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