Hundred of Tarcowie explained

Type:cadastral
Tarcowie
State:sa
Coordinates:-33.02°N 138.504°W
County:Dalhousie
Lga:Northern Areas
Region:Mid North
Est:20 July 1871
Area:85order=flipNaNorder=flip
Near-Nw:Booleroo
Near-N:Pekina
Near-Ne:Black Rock Plain
Near-E:Mannanarie
Near-Se:Belalie
Near-S:Caltowie
Near-Sw:Caltowie
Near-W:Appila

The Hundred of Tarcowie is a cadastral unit of hundred located on the south western slopes of the Narien Range in the Mid North of South Australia spanning the township of Tarcowie, the locality of Hornsdale, and surrounds.[1] One of the 12 hundreds of the County of Dalhousie, it was proclaimed in 1871 by Governor James Fergusson and named for an indigenous term thought to mean 'wash away water'.[1]

Local government

Local administration of the hundred commenced in 1888, when it was annexed by the District Council of Caltowie following the promulgation of the District Councils Act 1887. In 1935 Caltowie council amalgamated with most of the Belalie council and the Mannanarie ward of Yongala council to form the new District Council of Jamestown. In 1997 Jamestown became part of the much larger Northern Areas Council.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Hundred of Tarcowie . Property Location Browser . SA0065430 . 29 January 2009 . . 6 November 2017 . Derivation of Name: Abna meaning "wash away water"; Other Details: Area 85 square miles. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .