County of Musgrave

County of Musgrave
South Australia

Elliston Hall
County of Musgrave
Coordinates 33°44′10″S 135°24′58″E / 33.736°S 135.416°E / -33.736; 135.416Coordinates: 33°44′10″S 135°24′58″E / 33.736°S 135.416°E / -33.736; 135.416
Established 1876[1]
Area 6,300 square kilometres (2,450 sq mi)[2]
LGA(s) District Council of Elliston
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula[2]
Region Eyre and Western[3][2]
Lands administrative divisions around County of Musgrave:
Ocean Robinson
Le Hunte
Le Hunte
Ocean County of Musgrave Jervois
Ocean Flinders Flinders
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
Adjoining counties[4]

County of Musgrave is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed in 1876 and named after Anthony Musgrave who was the Governor of South Australia at the time.

Description

South Australian counties as of 1893 including Musgrave

The County of Musgrave covers the part of South Australia on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula overlooking the Great Australian Bight between Talia Beach in Anxious Bay in the north and Cape Drummond in the south and which extends inland from the coastline for a distance of about 90 kilometres (56 mi).[2][4][1]

The principal towns are Elliston on the coastline and the following located adjacent to the county’s eastern boundary - Lock, Tooligie and Yeelanna.[2]

The county is served by the following roads managed by the South Australian government - the Flinders Highway which passes along the coastline from the north-west to the south-east, the Tod Highway which passes through the county in a north-south alignment near its eastern boundary and the Birdseye Highway passes through the county in a west-east direction between Elliston and Lock.[2][5]

The Port Lincoln to Wudinna line of the Eyre Peninsula Railway passes through the county near its eastern boundary in a north-south alignment with a branch line terminating at Kapinne, South Australia in the county’s south and with stations at Lock and Yeelanna.[2]

History

The County of Musgrave was proclaimed on 22 June 1876 along with the hundreds of Colton, Ward and Way which all adjoin the coastline.[1][6] The county was named after Anthony Musgrave who was the Governor of South Australia from 9 June 1876 to 29 January 1877.[2]

The following hundreds have been proclaimed within the county - Barwell in 1919, Blesing in 1936, Colton in 1876, Cowan in 1929, Haig (formerly Homburg) in 1885, Hudd and Kappawanta in 1936, Kiana in 1879, McIntosh in 1934, McLachlan in 1895, Mitchell in 1903, Peachna in 1916, Pearce in 1884, Shannon in 1903, Squire in 1894, Talia and Tinline in 1881, Ulyerra in 1925, and Ward and Way in 1876.[7]

Constituent hundreds

Location of constituent hundreds

The hundreds are laid out from west to east in four rows (from north to south) as follows:[4]

Hundred of Barwell

The Hundred of Barwell (33°33′52″S 135°34′08″E / 33.564440°S 135.568980°E / -33.564440; 135.568980 (Hundred of Barwell)) was proclaimed on 4 December 1919. It covers an area of 250 square kilometres (95 sq mi) and is named after Sir Henry N Barwell, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[8]

Hundred of Blesing

The Hundred of Blesing (33°39′53″S 135°26′09″E / 33.664730°S 135.435940°E / -33.664730; 135.435940 (Hundred of Blesing)) was proclaimed on 30 January 1936. It covers an area of 250 square kilometres (95 sq mi) and is named after A P Blesing, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[9]

Hundred of Colton

The Hundred of Colton (33°27′24″S 134°55′03″E / 33.456540°S 134.917450°E / -33.456540; 134.917450 (Hundred of Colton)) was proclaimed on 22 June 1876. It covers an area of 370 square kilometres (141 sq mi) and is named after John Colton, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[10]

Hundred of Cowan

The Hundred of Cowan (33°42′24″S 135°38′17″E / 33.706670°S 135.638090°E / -33.706670; 135.638090 (Hundred of Cowan)) was proclaimed on 4 July 1929. It covers an area of 250 square kilometres (95 sq mi) and is named after John Cowan, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[11]

Hundred of Haig

The Hundred of Haig (33°51′38″S 135°32′31″E / 33.860460°S 135.541940°E / -33.860460; 135.541940 (Hundred of Haig)) was proclaimed on 9 July 1885 as the Hundred of Homburg which was named after Robert Homburg, a member of the South Australian Parliament. In 1916, the hundred was renamed as part of the policy to change "names of enemy origin". The name Poondulta was proposed but did not proceed. The hundred was finally renamed as the Hundred of Haig after the British soldier, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. As the Hundred of Homburg, it covered an area of 400 square kilometres (156 sq mi) while as the Hundred of Haig, it covers an area of 280 square kilometres (108 sq mi).[12][13][14]

Hundred of Hudd

The Hundred of Hudd (33°40′09″S 135°09′26″E / 33.669160°S 135.157190°E / -33.669160; 135.157190 (Hundred of Hudd)) was proclaimed on 31 January 1936. It covers an area of 240 square kilometres (94 sq mi) and is named after Sir Herbert Sydney Hudd, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[15]

Hundred of Kappawanta

The Hundred of Kappawanta (33°40′01″S 135°17′40″E / 33.666860°S 135.294580°E / -33.666860; 135.294580 (Hundred of Kappawanta)) was proclaimed on 31 January 1936. It covers an area of 240 square kilometres (94 sq mi) and is named after the Kappawanta Homestead.[16]

Hundred of Kiana

The Hundred of Kiana (34°02′38″S 135°21′24″E / 34.043910°S 135.3567°E / -34.043910; 135.3567 (Hundred of Kiana)) was proclaimed on 18 September 1879. It covers an area of 164 square kilometres (63.5 sq mi) and its name is reportedly derived from an aboriginal name.[17]

Hundred of McIntosh

The Hundred of McIntosh (33°24′35″S 135°33′14″E / 33.409780°S 135.553920°E / -33.409780; 135.553920 (Hundred of McIntosh)) was proclaimed on 20/ December 1934. It covers an area of 164 square kilometres (63.5 sq mi) and is named after Sir Malcolm McIntosh, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[18]

Hundred of McLachan

The Hundred of McLachan (33°34′48″S 135°42′07″E / 33.580060°S 135.701810°E / -33.580060; 135.701810 (Hundred of McLachan)) was proclaimed on 25 April 1895. It covers an area of 350 square kilometres (136 sq mi) and is named after J McLachlan, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[19]

Hundred of Mitchell

The Hundred of Mitchell (34°03′00″S 135°31′14″E / 34.050060°S 135.520670°E / -34.050060; 135.520670 (Hundred of Mitchell)) was proclaimed on 26 November 1903. It covers an area of 400 square kilometres (156 sq mi) and is named after S J Mitchell, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[20]

Hundred of Peachna

The Hundred of Peachna (33°50′10″S 135°41′03″E / 33.8360°S 135.684140°E / -33.8360; 135.684140 (Hundred of Peachna)) was proclaimed on 3 August 1916. It covers an area of 350 square kilometres (136 sq mi) and its name is reportedly derived from an aboriginal name.[21]

Hundred of Pearce

The Hundred of Pearce (33°50′35″S 135°23′09″E / 33.842940°S 135.385840°E / -33.842940; 135.385840 (Hundred of Pearce)) was proclaimed on 4 December 1884. It covers an area of 400 square kilometres (156 sq mi) and is named after James Pearce, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[22]

Hundred of Shannon

The Hundred of Shannon (34°03′16″S 135°41′21″E / 34.054320°S 135.689160°E / -34.054320; 135.689160 (Hundred of Shannon)) was proclaimed on 15 January 1903. It covers an area of 400 square kilometres (156 sq mi) and is named after John Shannon, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[23]

Hundred of Squire

The Hundred of Squire (33°27′40″S 135°25′04″E / 33.461040°S 135.417730°E / -33.461040; 135.417730 (Hundred of Squire)) was proclaimed on 8 March 1894. It covers an area of 450 square kilometres (173 sq mi) and was named “in memory of the late Mr. Edward Squire, Deputy Postmaster-General.”[24][25]

Hundred of Talia

The Hundred of Talia (33°27′24″S 135°03′58″E / 33.4566°S 135.066230°E / -33.4566; 135.066230 (Hundred of Talia)) was proclaimed on 22 September 1881. It covers an area of 450 square kilometres (173 sq mi) and its name is reportedly derived from an aboriginal word meaning “near water.”[26]

Hundred of Tinline

The Hundred of Tinline (33°27′39″S 135°14′31″E / 33.460740°S 135.242020°E / -33.460740; 135.242020 (Hundred of Tinline)) was proclaimed on 22 September 1881. It covers an area of 440 square kilometres (169 sq mi) and is named after George Tinline, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[27]

Hundred of Ulyerra

The Hundred of Ulyerra (33°24′39″S 135°41′32″E / 33.410960°S 135.692310°E / -33.410960; 135.692310 (Hundred of Ulyerra)) was proclaimed on 24 September 1925. It covers an area of 277.8 square kilometres (107.25 sq mi) and its name is reportedly derived from an aboriginal word meaning “good.”[28]

Hundred of Ward

The Hundred of Ward (33°39′03″S 135°00′19″E / 33.650880°S 135.005370°E / -33.650880; 135.005370 (Hundred of Ward)) was proclaimed on 22 June 1876. It covers an area of 300 square kilometres (114 sq mi) and is named after Ebenezer Ward, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[29]

Hundred of Way

The Hundred of Way (33°50′39″S 135°14′34″E / 33.8442°S 135.242890°E / -33.8442; 135.242890 (Hundred of Way)) was proclaimed on 22 June 1876. It covers an area of 360 square kilometres (139 sq mi) and is named after Sir Samuel James Way, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia.[30]

See also

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