County of Russell explained

Type:cadastral
Russell
State:sa
Established:2 June 1842
Established Footnotes:[1]
Area:3427km2
Area Footnotes:[2]
Coordinates:-35.45°N 139.47°W
Lga:Coorong District Council
City of Murray Bridge
Near-Nw:Sturt
Near-N:Sturt
Near-Ne:Albert
Near-E:Buccleuch
Near-Se:Cardwell
Near-S:Cardwell
Near-Sw:Ocean
Near-W:Ocean

The County of Russell is one of the 49 cadastral counties in South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1842 by Governor George Grey and named for Lord John Russell, who was involved in the early development of the (British) South Australian colony (at the time of the county's proclamation) when he was Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.[2] It covers a portion of the state bounded to the west by the eastern half of Lake Alexandrina and the section of the Murray River extending to Bowhill in the north and bounded to the south by the coastline adjoining the Coorong coastal lagoon and fully surrounds Lake Albert which is excluded from its extent.[2] [3] This includes the north western quarter of the contemporary local government area of Coorong District Council.

Hundreds

The County of Russell is divided into the following 9 hundreds:

Notes and References

  1. Jackson . J. Alex . untitled (division of province into counties) . The South Australian Government Gazette . 1842 . 3 . Government of South Australia . 2 June 1842. 10 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: Search for 'County of Russell, CNTY' . SA0059702 . . 19 July 2016 . Area 1323 square miles. Lord Russell was the Secretary of State for The Colonies who secured the appointment of the Imperial Select Committee that enquired into the affairs of South Australia in its infancy. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Search result for 'Lake Albert, LOCB' . SA0068057 . Property Location Browser . . 9 August 2016 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .