County of Robe explained

Type:cadastral
Robe
State:sa
Coordinates:-37.1139°N 140.3962°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Established:23 July 1846
Established Footnotes:[2]
Area:1962mi2
Lga:Naracoorte Lucindale Council
Lga2:District Council of Robe
Lga3:Kingston District Council
Lga4:Wattle Range Council
Near-Nw:Ocean
Near-N:MacDonnell
Near-Ne:Lowan (Vic)
Near-E:Lowan (Vic)
Follett (Vic)
Near-Se:Follett (Vic)
Near-S:Grey
Near-Sw:Ocean
Near-W:Ocean
Footnotes:Adjoining counties[3]

The County of Robe is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by and named for Governor Frederick Robe in 1846.[1] It covers a portion of the state's south-east from the west coast at Robe to the border with Victoria on the east.[1] This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state:[1]

Hundreds

The County of Robe is divided into the following 18 hundreds:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search result for "County of Robe, Cnty" with the following layers selected - "Local Government Areas", "Counties", "Hundreds", "SA Government Regions" and "Gazetteer" . Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia . 10 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Mundy. A. M.. PROCLAMATION (re Counties of the Province of South Australia). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 25 February 2018. 237. 23 July 1846.
  3. Book: The New atlas of Australia, Volume 2 . 1886 . John Sands . Sydney . Plate 16 . 10 December 2018 . Map of the counties of Lowan, Borung and Kara-Kara showing colony and parish boundaries, main roads, telegraph lines and railways. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights..