Hundred of Koolywurtie explained

Type:cadastral
Koolywurtie
State:sa
Coordinates:-34.6902°N 137.5843°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Established:31 December 1874
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Australia
Area:78.5sqmi
Lga:Yorke Peninsula Council
Region:Yorke and Mid North
County:Fergusson
Near-N:Wauraltee
Near-Ne:Wauraltee
Near-E:Curramulka
Near-Se:Ramsay
Near-S:Minlacowie
Near-Sw:Spencer Gulf
Near-W:Spencer Gulf
Near-Nw:Spencer Gulf
Footnotes:Adjoining Hundreds[2]

The Hundred of Koolywurtie is a hundred in the County of Fergusson in South Australia.[3] [4]

It was proclaimed on 31 December 1874. it covers an area of 87.5mi2. Its name is thought to be derived from the place known as "Koolywurtie or Black Point."[5] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Minlaton.

The localities of Koolywurtie, Port Rickaby and Bluff Beach, and the northern end of the locality of Maitland are within the hundred.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 'Hundred of Koolywurtie, Hd' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia . 14 December 2022.
  2. Web site: HUNDRED MAP Series Index Map . December 2008 . 22 May 2020 . Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of South Australia . 27 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927082445/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/e929b24d-0a54-4d0b-88d6-9e4e008f770f/hundred_sheet_index.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: The Counties & Hundreds of South Australia Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group. en-US. 2018-12-28.
  4. Web site: Counties and Hundreds – South Australia . Maureen M . Leadbeater . FamilyHistorySA.info . 5 June 2016 . 19 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Placename Details: Hundred of Koolywurtie . SA0037479 . Property Location Browser . . 20 July 2016 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .