Peake And Denison Ranges
__NOTOC__ Peake may refer to: Places South Australia * Hundred of Peake, a cadastral unit * Peake, South Australia, a town and locality * District Council of Peake, a former local government area Other uses * Peake (surname), people with the surname ''Peake'' See also * Peak (other) Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...

Hundred Of Peake
The County of Buccleuch is one of the Lands administrative divisions of South Australia, 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1893 and named for the sixth Duke of Buccleuch, William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, William Scott, of Scotland. It is located east of the Murray River at the south western edge of the Mallee (Victoria), Mallee region. The small locality of Buccleuch, South Australia, Buccleuch and its railway station are located at the centre of the county. Hundreds The County of Buccleuch is divided into the following 17 hundred (county subdivision), hundreds: * Hundred of Bowhill (Bowhill, South Australia, Bowhill) * Hundred of Vincent (Perponda, South Australia, Perponda) * Hundred of Wilson (Borrika, South Australia, Borrika) * Hundred of McPherson (Halidon, South Australia, Halidon, Sandalwood, South Australia, Sandalwood) * Hundred of Hooper (Wynarka, South Australia, Wynarka) * Hundred of Marmon Jabuk (Karoonda, South A ...
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Peake, South Australia
Peake is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia situated along the Mallee Highway (B12), approximately east of the state capital of Adelaide. At the , Peake had a population of 117. History The town of Peake was proclaimed on 8 August 1907. It was surveyed during May 1907 and its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Peake which itself is derived from Archibald Henry Peake, a South Australian politician who served three terms as the Premier of South Australia. Along one of the major railway lines of the time, many settlers and travelers passed along the route. The town of Peak was the seat for the District Council of Peake which was established on 16 November 1911. In 1997, the district council was amalgamated with the District Council of Coonalpyn Downs and the District Council of Meningie to form the Coorong District Council. Boundaries for the locality of Peake were created on 24 August 2000. Peake Historical Walk A walk e ...
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District Council Of Peake
The District Council of Peake was a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia that existed from 1911 to 1997 on land in the state’s south-east. It was proclaimed on 16 November 1911 with its seat being located in the town of Peake. At establishment, it consisted of the whole of the hundreds of Peake, Sherlock, Roby and Livingston. At establishment, the district consisted of four wards whose names and boundaries were identical to the consistent hundreds and which were represented by two councillors each with the exception of Livingston Ward which were represented by one councillor. On 13 February 1997, it was amalgamated with the district councils of Coonalpyn Downs and Meningie to create the Coorong District Council Coorong District Council is a local government area in South Australia located between the River Murray and the Limestone Coast region. The district cover mostly rural areas with small townships, as well as part of the Cooro ...
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Peake (surname)
Peake is a surname, and may refer to: *Archibald Peake (1859–1920), Australian conservative politician and Premier of South Australia *Arthur Peake (1865–1929), British biblical scholar * Brett Peake (born 1983), Australian rules footballer *Sir Charles Peake (1897–1958), British ambassador * Edward Peake (1860–1945), English cricketer who played international rugby for Wales *Dame Felicity Peake (1913–2002), founding director of the Women's Royal Air Force *Frederick Peake (1886–1970), British Army and police officer and creator of the Arab Legion *James Peake (born 1944), 6th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs * Jason Peake (born 1971), English footballer * John Peake, multiple people :*John Peake (field hockey) (born 1924), English field hockey player :* John Peake (game designer), British board game maker *Karolína Peake (born 1975), Czech politician *Mary S. Peake (1823–1862), American teacher and humanitarian * Maxine Peake (born 1974), British actress ...
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