Charles Rufus Goode (27 April 1844 – 4 August 1913) was a pastoralist and politician in the early days of South Australia.
Later he engaged in pastoral pursuits in the Port Lincoln district with his cousin (Mr. S. Goode), and subsequently entered into the service of Elder and Stuckey, in connection with stations in the Far North.
He acted as supercargo on the return voyage and remained in charge of the herds until 1867, This was the first lot of camels ever brought to South Australia.
His brothers Thomas, William, Henry Abel and Benjamin Powell Goode came out on the Hope in February 1858,[5][6] Charles Rufus in 1860, and Matthew on the South Australian in 1868.
From 1889 to 1892 he worked for the Beltana Pastoral Company in the north of the State, camel driving and carting wool from as far as Cordillo Downs, near the Queensland border, and developed a reputation as a hard man.
He spent the greater part of 1901 and 1902 in South Africa where he was involved in the battles of Grasspan and Groote Valley, then returned home to Bundaleer.
Their daughters were Alice (Mrs. Rex Torr of Adelaide) and Kathleen, who married James F. "Jim" Stanley of Pirie East) in February 1932.