Hundred of Catt

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Catt
South Australia
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Catt
Coordinates 31°54′22″S133°19′19″E / 31.906°S 133.322°E / -31.906; 133.322 Coordinates: 31°54′22″S133°19′19″E / 31.906°S 133.322°E / -31.906; 133.322
Established17 January 1889
Area388.7 km2 (150.1 sq mi)
County Way
Lands administrative divisions around Catt:
pastoral unincorporatedpastoral unincorporatedpastoral unincorporated
Bagster Catt O'Loughlin
Keith Horn
Bartlett
Moule

The Hundred of Catt is a cadastral hundred in the County of Way, South Australia established in 1889. [1] It was named for Alfred Catt, member of the state parliament from 1881 to 1902. [1]

The Hundred of Catt (together with the Hundreds of Bartlett, Horn and Moule) were surveyed for closer settlement by William Richard Murray, E B Jones and H J Cant between Nov. 1888 and June 1889.

The centre of the hundred is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) due west of Koonibba Mission and about 44 kilometres (27 mi) west north west of Ceduna by road, on the far west coast of South Australia. Part of the northern boundary of the hundred shared with Yumbarra Conservation Park.

Localities within the hundred are Watraba (most part), White Well Corner, Koonibba (part), and Uworra.

The traditional owners of the land within the hundred are the Wirangu people.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Hundred of Catt". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0012901. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017. Derivation of Name: Hon A Catt MP