Hundred of Hindmarsh

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Hindmarsh
South Australia
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Dolomite formations in Tantanoola Caves in the south of the hundred
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Hindmarsh
Coordinates 37°41′S140°31′E / 37.68°S 140.52°E / -37.68; 140.52
Established1 April 1858
Area250 square kilometres (98 sq mi) [1]
County Grey
Lands administrative divisions around Hindmarsh:
Mount Muirhead Riddoch Grey
Mayurra Hindmarsh Young
Benara Benara Blanche

The Hundred of Hindmarsh is a cadastral unit of hundred covering much of the locality of Tantanoola, South Australia, including the township. [1] It is one of the 21 hundreds of the County of Grey located within the former Tantanoola Drainage District. Parts of the localities of Burrungule, Glencoe, Koorine and Mount McIntyre are also within the hundred. It was named in 1858 by Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell after former governor John Hindmarsh. [1]

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Local government

The District Council of Tantanoola was established out of the Tantanoola Drainage District in 1888, bringing local government to the hundred for the first time.[ citation needed ] Tantanoola council was amalgamated into the District Council of Millicent circa 1950s.[ citation needed ] It ultimately became part of Wattle Range Council when Millicent was amalgamated with its neighbouring local councils in 1997.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hundred of Hindmarsh". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0030683. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.