Hundred of Cameron
| Hundred of Cameron South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Hundred of Cameron | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′S 138°10′E / 33.89°S 138.17°ECoordinates: 33°53′S 138°10′E / 33.89°S 138.17°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 18 February 1869 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 306 km2 (118.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Daly | ||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Cameron is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia centred on Lake Bumbunga. The northern Hummock Range occupies much of the western half of the area and the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line runs near and parallel to the eastern boundary.[1] It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Daly.[2] It was named in 1869 by Governor James Fergusson for early pioneer Hugh Cameron.[1]
The following localities and towns of the Wakefield Council area are situated inside (or largely inside) the bounds of the Hundred of Cameron:
See also
References
- 1 2 "Search for 'Hundred of Cameron' (ID SA0011947)". Land Services, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
Derivation of Name: Hugh Cameron, an early pioneer; Other Details: Area 118 square miles
- ↑ South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.
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