Jamestown was originally inhabited by the Nukunu and Ngadjuri people, and was first explored by Edward John Eyre and his party in 1839.
The District was settled by Europeans in late 1840, when John Bristow Hughes established Bundaleer Station. This run (Pastoral Lease115, an area of 799 square kilometres) extended from the Broughton River in the south to Mount Lock in the north, and from Yackamoorundie Creek in the west to Freshwater Creek in the east. When fully developed under C.B. Fisher, the lease carried 47,000 sheep and 3,700 cattle. Other parts of the District were parts of the following pastoral leases: Mannanarie (Pastoral Lease 61), Yongala (Pastoral Lease 107), and Canowie (Pastoral Lease 129)m whose former homesteads are now within the Council area; Booyoolie (Pastoral Lease 38); and Wirrabara (Pastoral Lease 302).
This view shows the low lying township surrounded by trees with Mt Remarkable and the lower Flinders Ranges in the background, along with a clear view of the Hornsdale wind turbines.
The access road is public but is a no through road normally only used by a few residents. Please be considerate of the locals. The cache is accessible from the road side.