Hundred of Forrest

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

Hundred of Forrest, 1889

It is located at 32°47′50″S 134°12′40″E on the coast on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway 303 kilometres (188 mi) northwest of Port Lincoln and 727 kilometres (452 mi) west by road from Adelaide. The main population centre is the Streaky Bay hinterland.

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 Golden Zeepaard and in 1802 Matthew Flinders. Flinders named Streaky Bay whilst on his voyage in the Investigator.[1] The first European land exploration was that of John Hill and Samuel Stephens in 1839, followed by Edward John Eyrein the same year.

Climate

The climate is described as average in summer and winter with an average rainfall of 378 millimetres (14.9 in) per year.[2]

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.
  2. "Climate statistics for Streaky Bay". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 26 March 2007.


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