Hundred of Cameron

Cameron
South Australia
Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel at the centre of the hundred
Cameron is located in South Australia
Cameron
Cameron
Coordinates33°53′S 138°10′E / 33.89°S 138.17°E / -33.89; 138.17
Established18 February 1869
Area306 km2 (118.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)Wakefield
RegionMid North
CountyDaly
Lands administrative divisions around Cameron:
Wiltunga Barunga Boucaut
Ninnes Cameron Everard
Kulpara Goyder Stow

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]

Plan of the Hundred of Cameron in 1964

The town of Lochiel, most of the locality of Bumbunga and the southern half of the locality of Barunga Gap are situated inside the bounds of the hundred.

  1. ^ a b "Search for 'Hundred of Cameron' (ID SA0011947)". Land Services, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016. Derivation of Name: Hugh Cameron, an early pioneer; Other Details: Area 118 square miles
  2. ^ South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.