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Hundred Of Duffield
__NOTOC__ The Hundred of Duffield is a Cadastral divisions of South Australia, cadastral unit of Hundred (county division), hundred located in the Australian state of South Australia within the County of MacDonnell and the state government region of the Limestone Coast about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide and about north of the municipal seat of Kingston SE, South Australia, Kingston SE. It is located on the Australian continental coastline overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. Its extent includes part of the locality of Coorong, South Australia, Coorong on its western side while its eastern side is occupied by the locality of Taratap, South Australia, Taratap. History The traditional owners of the land are the Ngarrindjeri. The hundred was proclaimed on 3 November 1864, but it wasn't until 1888 that local government administration was brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston District Council
The Kingston District Council (formerly District Council of Lacepede) is a local government area in the Limestone Coast, South Australia established in 1873. Kingston SE is the largest town of the district and also the seat of council. The district is mostly reliant on agriculture, particularly cereal crops, sheep and cattle. Cape Jaffa also hosts a lobster fishing fleet, with other commercial fishing also providing part of the area's economy. Tourism also plays a minor role, with Kingston SE a minor tourist destination, noted for its 'Big Lobster', with Mount Scott Conservation Park and Butchers Gap Conservation Park also located in the district. History The area was originally settled by the Ngarrindjeri Aborigines, who lived along the Coorong and extended across the Murray River to the present day site of Goolwa. The first European to make contact with this stretch of coastline was the French explorer Nicolas Baudin who discovered Lacepede Bay in 1802. In 1840, the Brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |