Hundred of Ninnes

Ninnes
South Australia
Ninnes; South Australia
	Ninnes
Coordinates	33.936°S 137.979°E
Established	31 December 1874
Area	240 km2 (94 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Barunga West
Region	Mid North
County	Daly
	Lands administrative divisions around Ninnes:

The Hundred of Ninnes is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia centred on the Ninnes Plain. It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Daly[1] and was proclaimed by Governor Anthony Musgrave on the last day of 1874.[2]

There are no towns within the hundred boundaries. The majority is taken up by the bounded localities of Ninnes and Thomas Plain. The bounded localities of Willamulka, Alford, Bute and Paskeville overlap the northwestern and southern boundaries.

Plan of Hundred of Ninnes, 1912

The hundred was named for the Ninnes Plain which in turn was named after the local landowner, Thomas Ninnes.[2]

Local government

The District Council of Ninnes was established in 1885 at Ninnes, bringing the hundred under local administration for the first time. Over the years the council was expanded both north and south to include more significant townships such as Bute, Alford and Kulpara. In 1933 the council name was changed to Bute, reflecting the new council seat location in that town. In 1997 Bute council was amalgamated with the District Council of Port Broughton bringing the hundred under the governance of the District Council of Barunga West.

References

South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.
"Placename Details: Hundred of Ninnes". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. SA0049926. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017. Derivation of Name: Thomas Ninnes, landowner; Other Details: Area 94 square miles. Thomas Ninnes died at Clare December 2 1894-register 8/12/1894.

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[1] South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.

[PLB-2] "Placename Details: Hundred of Ninnes". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. SA0049926. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017. Derivation of Name: Thomas Ninnes, landowner; Other Details: Area 94 square miles. Thomas Ninnes died at Clare December 2 1894-register 8/12/1894.