Hundred of Kongorong

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Hundred of Kongorong
South Australia
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Hundred of Kongorong
Coordinates 37°55′23″S140°31′55″E / 37.923°S 140.532°E / -37.923; 140.532 Coordinates: 37°55′23″S140°31′55″E / 37.923°S 140.532°E / -37.923; 140.532
EstablishedJune 12, 1862 (1862-06-12)
Area91 square miles (240 km2) [1]
LGA(s) District Council of Grant
Region Limestone Coast
County County of Grey
Hundred Kongorong
Lands administrative divisions around Hundred of Kongorong:
Benara Blanche
Kongorong MacDonnell

The Hundred of Kongorong is a cadastral division of the County of Grey in southeastern South Australia. It was named on 12 June 1862 after an indigenous phrase thought to mean "the corner of it". [1] [2]

The township of Kongorong is at the heart of the hundred with coastal localities making up the remainder. From northwest to south east these are: Carpenter Rocks, Pelican Point, Blackfellows Caves, Nene Valley, and Cape Douglas.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Hundred of Kongorong". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0037333. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019. Aboriginal taken from D Black's station in 1846 - meaning 'the corner of it'. Area 91 square miles.
  2. "Placename Details: Mount Muirhead". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 11 March 2008. SA0035689. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019. Named By: Charles Bonney; Derivation of Name: One of his stockmen