County of Grey
The County of Grey is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1846 by Governor Frederick Robe and named for former Governor George Grey.[2] It covers the extreme south-east of the state from Penola and Lake George southwards.[2] This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state:
| Grey South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Dolomite formations in Tantanoola Caves within the Hundred of Hindmarsh | |||||||||||||||
  Grey | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.65°S 140.64°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 23 July 1846[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,294 km2 (2,044.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Hundreds
The County of Grey is divided into the following 21 hundreds:
- Hundred of Lake George (Lake George)
- Hundred of Symon (Thornlea)
- Hundred of Kennion (Furner)
- Hundred of Short (Wattle Range)
- Hundred of Monbulla (Monbulla)
- Hundred of Penola (Penola)
- Hundred of Rivoli Bay (Beachport)
- Hundred of Mount Muirhead (Millicent)
- Hundred of Riddoch (Mount McIntyre)
- Hundred of Grey (Kalangadoo)
- Hundred of Nangwarry (Nangwarry)
- Hundred of Mayurra (Canunda)
- Hundred of Hindmarsh (Tantanoola)
- Hundred of Young (Dismal Swamp)
- Hundred of Mingbool (Mingbool)
- Hundred of Benara (German Creek)
- Hundred of Blanche (Mount Gambier, Compton)
- Hundred of Gambier (Glenburnie)
- Hundred of Kongorong (Kongorong)
- Hundred of MacDonnell (Allendale East)
- Hundred of Caroline (Caroline)
References
- Mundy, A. M. (23 July 1846). "PROCLAMATION (re Counties of the Province of South Australia)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 237. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- "Search for 'County of Grey, CNTY' (ID SA0028105)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
Other Details: Area 2044 square miles. George Grey, Governor of South Australia 15/5/1841-25/10/1845. Supporting Information: Government Gazette 23/7/1846
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