County of Dufferin
| Dufferin South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Dufferin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°10′37″S 134°36′32″E / 32.177°S 134.609°E | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,790 square kilometres (2,623 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Ceduna District Council of Streaky Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The County of Dufferin is one of the 49 counties of South Australia on the state's west coast.[1] It was proclaimed in 1889 and named for Frederick, Lord Dufferin, a prominent British diplomat of the day.[1]
It covers a portion of the state adjoining the west coast north of Streaky Bay, including all but the western tip of Pureba Conservation Park.[1] This includes parts of the contemporary local government areas of Ceduna District and Streaky Bay District councils.
Hundreds
[edit]The County of Dufferin contains the following 11 hundreds, covering approximately the south western half of its total area:
- Hundred of Pureba (Pureba)
- Hundred of Hague (Mudamuckla, Puntabie, Chinbingina, Nunjikompita)
- Hundred of Nunnyah (Pureba, Nunjikompita)
- Hundred of Carawa (Carawa, Chinbingina)
- Hundred of Petina (Nunjikompita, Pimbaacla)
- Hundred of Wallala (Wallala)
- Hundred of Koolgera (Pureba, Koolgera)
- Hundred of Haslam (Haslam, Petina)
- Hundred of Perlubie (Pimbaacla, Petina)
- Hundred of Walpuppie (Wirrulla, Yantanabie)
- Hundred of Yantanabie (Yantanabie)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Search result for "County of Dufferin (CNTY)" (Record no SA0020957) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Derivation of Name: A British Pro-Consul