Hundred of Waroonee explained

The Hundred of Waroonee is a hundred of the County of Herbert, South Australia,[1] [2] [3] founded in 1880.[4]

Waroonee covers an area of 470 square kilometres (183 sq mi) and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of burning'.

Notes and References

  1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6444303 Hundred of Waroonee
  2. Web site: Search result for "Hundred of Waroonee, Hd" with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Counties", "Hundreds", "Gazetteer" and "Government Regions" . Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia . 30 January 2018.
  3. Web site: South Australian Names - W . Manning Index of South Australian History . Geoffrey . Manning . Geoffrey Manning . State Library of South Australia . 30 January 2018 .
  4. Morgan . William. . untitled (proclamation of new hundreds) . The South Australian Government Gazette . 1880 . 32. 437–438 . Government of South Australia . 5 August 1880 . 30 January 2018.

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