County of Carnarvon (South Australia)

County of Carnarvon South Australia
Remarkable Rocks formation in Flinders Chase within the Hundred of McDonald
County of Carnarvon
Coordinates	35°48′29″S 137°17′04″E / 35.80792°S 137.284350°ECoordinates: 35°48′29″S 137°17′04″E / 35.80792°S 137.284350°E
Established	1874[1]
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[2]
Lands administrative divisions around County of Carnarvon: Ocean Investigator Strait Hindmarsh Ocean County of Carnarvon Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean
Footnotes	Coordinates[1]

County of Carnarvon is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia which covers the full extent of Kangaroo Island. It was proclaimed in 1874 by Governor Musgrave in response to the demand for agriculture land on Kangaroo Island.

Description

The County of Carnarvon covers the full extent of Kangaroo Island and “all islands adjacent thereto.”^[3][1]

History

The County of Carnarvon was gazetted in 1874 in response to the demand for agricultural land on Kangaroo Island.^[4] The county was proclaimed by Anthony Musgrave, the ninth Governor of South Australia on 13 August 1874 along with the first of its constituent hundreds, the Hundred of Dudley.^[3] The country was named after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon who served two terms as the British Secretary of State for the Colonies.^[1] The following twelve hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1874 and 1960 - Dudley in 1874, Menzies in 1878, Haines in 1883, Cassini in 1884, MacGillivray in 1906, Seddon in 1908, Newland in 1909, Duncan in 1909, Ritchie in 1909, McDonald in 1910, Gosse in 1931, and Borda in 1960.^[5] A thirteenth hundred was proposed during the 1930s but was never proclaimed - the Hundred of Baudin (35°53′45″S 136°37′14″E / 35.895710°S 136.620470°E).^[6]

List of constituent hundreds

Description of layout of the hundreds

The hundreds located within the County of Carnarvon are laid out as follows (from west to east) - Borda, Gosse, Duncan, Cassini and Menzies overlooking the north coast of the island, MacDonald, Ritchie, Newland, Seddon and McGillivray overlooking the south coast of the island, with Haines occupying the full extent of the island south of Nepean Bay and Dudley occupying the full extent of the Dudley Peninsula.^[7]

Hundred of Borda

The Hundred of Borda (35°47′40″S 136°40′50″E / 35.794490°S 136.680450°E was proclaimed on 4 February 1960 and was named after the headland, Cape Borda.^[8]

Hundred of Cassini

Hundred of Cassini (35°40′20″S 137°18′02″E / 35.672090°S 137.3005°E) was proclaimed on 8 May 1884. It covers an area of 270 square kilometres (104 sq mi) and was named after the headland, Cape Cassini.^[9]

Hundred of Dudley

The Hundred of Dudley (35°48′16″S 137°58′09″E / 35.804490°S 137.969110°E) was proclaimed on 13 August 1874. It covers an area of 390 square kilometres (149 sq mi) principally on what is now the Dudley Peninsula and was named after the American jurist, Dudley Field who was the father-in-law of Governor Musgrave.^[3][10]

Hundred of Duncan

The Hundred of Duncan (35°44′52″S 137°06′57″E / 35.747740°S 137.1159°E) was proclaimed on 9 December 1909. It covers an area of 400 square kilometres (156 sq mi) and was named after John Duncan, a South Australian politician and pastoralist.^[11]

Hundred of Gosse

The Hundred of Gosse (35°45′52″S 136°53′30″E / 35.764350°S 136.891610°E) was proclaimed on 25 June 1931. It covers an area of 364 square kilometres (140.5 sq mi) and was named after William Christie Gosse, an explorer and a former Deputy Surveyor-General in South Australia.^[12]

Hundred of Haines

The Hundred of Haines (35°49′13″S 137°39′10″E / 35.820280°S 137.652840°E) was proclaimed on 10 May 1883. It covers an area of 370 square kilometres (141 sq mi) and was named after William Haines, a South Australian politician.^[13]

Hundred of McGillivray

The Hundred of MacGillivray (35°52′51″S 137°28′40″E / 35.880840°S 137.477840°E) was proclaimed on 20 December 1906. It originally covered an area of 374.9 square kilometres (144.75 sq mi) which was expanded in 1945 to 553.6 square kilometres (213.75 sq mi). It was named after Ivor MacGillivray, a South Australian politician.^[14]

Hundred of McDonald

The Hundred of McDonald (35°56′14″S 136°46′05″E / 35.93724644°S 136.76808607°E) was proclaimed on 27 January 1910. It was named after Alexander MacDonald, a South Australian politician.^[15]

Hundred of Menzies

The Hundred of Menzies (35°39′35″S 137°29′11″E / 35.659630°S 137.486430°E) was proclaimed on 11 April 1878. It covered an area of 320 square kilometres (124 sq mi) and was named after a Lord Menzies who is described as being a friend of William Jervois, the tenth Governor of South Australia.^[16][17]

Hundred of Newland

The Hundred of Newland (35°55′16″S 137°06′27″E / 35.921050°S 137.107450°E) was proclaimed on 4 March 1909. It covers an area of 400 square kilometres (154 sq mi) and was named after John Newland, a South Australian politician.^[18]

Hundred of Ritchie

The Hundred of Ritchie (35°55′44″S 136°56′06″E / 35.928750°S 136.935060°E) was proclaimed on 9 December 1909. It covers an area of 400 square kilometres (154 sq mi) and was named after George Ritchie, a South Australian politician.^[19]

Hundred of Seddon

The Hundred of Seddon (35°51′38″S 137°18′02″E / 35.860470°S 137.300540°E) was proclaimed on 31 January 1908. It covers an area of 400 square kilometres (156 sq mi) and was named after Richard Seddon, a former Prime Minister of New Zealand.^[20]

See also

• Lands administrative divisions of South Australia
• Carnarvon (disambiguation)

References

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