Hundred of Campbell

The Hundred of Campbell is a cadastral hundred of the County of Robinson in South Australia.

Hundred of Campbell, 1896

The main town in the hundred is Maryvale.

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Wirangu and Nauo people, both speakers of the Wirangu language. The first European to sight the area was Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts, in 1627 in the Gulden Zeepaard, and, in 1802, Matthew Flinders on his voyage in the Investigator.[1] Flinders named the nearby Streaky Bay.

The first European land exploration was that of John Hill and Samuel Stephens in 1839, followed by Edward John Eyre in the same year.

References
  1. "Streaky Bay: Our History". District Council of Streaky Bay. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.


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