Hectorville is a small suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown, one of eight suburbs within the city. The public primary school, East Torrens Primary and Catholic primary school, St Joseph's School, Hectorville, is located within the suburb.
History
The suburb was laid out by P. B. Coglin in 1855 on land he owned, and named for John Hector (c. 1788 – 31 July 1863), accountant of the Savings Bank of South Australia.[2]
The first house in Hectorville was built by Price Maurice in 1849 next to Fourth Creek.[3] The land was sold and became a suburb in 1855.[4]
Hectorville's original Catholic parish church was built in 1863.[5]
Thomas Binns Robson purchased 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land at Hectorville, naming it "Ellythorp" and established extensive orchards and vineyards for fresh and dried fruit production.[6]
On 29 April 2011, Hectorville was the scene of the 2011 Hectorville siege, in which a gunman shot dead three members of a family, as well as wounding two police officers, one critically.[7]
Notable people
- Australian singer/songwriter Greg Champion grew up in Hectorville, after moving from Benalla.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hectorville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Manning index of South Australian placenames". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Dupree, Brittany (12 April 2011). "Hectorville Haunting". East Torrens Messenger. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ The Register, 11 May 1855
- ^ Hectorville Catholic Community, Annunciation Church, accessed on 17 August 2024
- ^ "OBITUARY". The Advertiser. South Australia. 23 April 1925. p. 13. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Malik, Sarah; Liza Kappelle (29 April 2011). "Armed siege: Suspected gunman arrested after three people killed and teen seriously injured". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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