Hundred of Blyth (Northern Territory)

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Map of Palmerston County in 1886, showing the hundreds.

The Hundred of Blyth is a hundred of Palmerston County, Northern Territory, Australia. [2]

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Norway. It is still used in other places, including South Australia and the Northern Territory.

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References

  1. ↑ Palmerston County map, Surveyor General's Office, (Adelaide, 1872)
  2. ↑ NT Place Names Register.


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