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Hundred Of Gregory
The Hundred of Gregory is a Cadastre, cadastral Hundred (county division), hundred of the County of Frome in South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell, Richard MacDonnell in 1858 and named for the explorer, Augustus Charles Gregory. The hundred straddles the northern slopes of Mount Remarkable from just north of Melrose, South Australia, Melrose to just south of Wilmington, South Australia, Wilmington. No townships or significant settlements lie within the hundred but the entirety is enclosed within the local bounds of Wilmington in the north and Melrose in the south. Local government The District Council of Wilmington, established in 1888, included the whole of the Hundred of Gregory along with neighbouring hundreds to the north, northeast and east. In 1890 the southern part of the hundred was annexed by the District Council of Port Germein but this was returned to Wilmington in 1933. In 1980 the hundred became a part of the District Council of Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Frome
The County of Frome is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia in straddling the Mid North and Flinders Ranges regions. It was proclaimed in 1851 by Governor Henry Young and was named for the former Surveyor-General of South Australia, Edward Charles Frome. The iconic Mount Remarkable in the Hundred of Gregory is at the centre of the county. Local government The earliest local government to be formed in the county was the Corporate Town of Port Augusta, established at Port Augusta in 1875. The adjacent Corporate Town of Davenport was established at Davenport in 1887. The District Council of Davenport was established shortly after in 1888 at Stirling North, under the provisions of the District Councils Act 1887, but was renamed Woolundunga in 1893 to avoid confusion with the adjacent corporate town. The District Council of Wilmington and District Council of Port Germein were established at Wilmington and Port Germein, respectively, by the same 1887 legislation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |