Hundred of McCallum explained

Type:cadastral
McCallum
State:sa
County:Buckingham
Est:19 October 1939
Area:138sqmi
Coordinates:-35.926°N 140.666°W
Near-Nw:Pastoral unincorporated
Near-N:Pastoral unincorporated
Near-Ne:Fisk
Near-E:Shaugh
Near-Se:Senior
Near-S:Cannawigara
Near-Sw:Pendleton
Near-W:Makin

The Hundred of McCallum is a cadastral hundred of the County of Buckingham, centered on the rural locality of McCallum and the Ngarkat area in South Australia.[1] It was proclaimed by Governor Malcolm Barclay-Harvey in 1939 and named for Thomas McCallum, member of the South Australian parliament upper house and pastoral pioneer in the Ngarkat area.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Hundred of McCallum (Hundred) . SA0043738 . . 18 October 2017 . Other Details: Thomas McCallum was a Member of Parliament, a prominent pastoralist and a pioneer of the area in which the Hundred is located. Area 138 square miles. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .