Hundred of Field explained

Type:cadastral
Field
State:sa
County:Cardwell
Est:10 February 1938
Area:95sqmi
Coordinates:-35.893°N 139.657°W
Near-Nw:Bonney
Near-N:Jeffries
Near-Ne:Strawbridge
Near-E:Colebatch
Near-Se:Messent
Near-S:Messent
Near-Sw:Santo
Near-W:Glyde

The Hundred of Field is a cadastral hundred of the County of Cardwell (South Australia), centred on the rural localities of Field and Colebatch, South Australia.[1] It was proclaimed by Governor Winston Dugan in 1938 and named for Edgar John Field, a local government administrator of the day.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Hundred of Field . SA0023852 . . 18 October 2017 . Derivation of Name: Edgar John Field, ISO, Director of Lands; Other Details: Area 95 square miles. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .