Prior to European settlement, the areas now known as Thebarton and Hindmarsh were called Karraundongga (meaning "red gum spear place") by the Kaurna people, who would craft spears from the red gum branches gathered on the banks of the Torrens there [REF].
Colonel Light surveyed the town-acre as Section 1 and built Theberton Cottage towards the northern part of the area.