The County of Dalhousie is one of the 49 cadastral counties of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

in straddling the

Mid North The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains and south of the Far North and the outback. It is generally accepted to extend from Spencer Gulf east to the Barrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern ...

and

Flinders Ranges The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide. The ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna. The Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal group who have inhabi ...

regions. It was proclaimed in 1871 by Governor James Fergusson and was named for Fergusson's father-in-law

James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (22 April 1812 – 19 December 1860), also known as Lord Dalhousie, styled Lord Ramsay until 1838 and known as The Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman and co ...

Local government

The first local government in the county was the District Council of Yongala, established 1883, covering the

Hundred of Yongala The Hundred of Yongala is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia. It is one of the 12 hundreds of the County of Dalhousie and was proclaimed by Governor James Fergusson in 1871. The eponymous township of Yongal ...

in the county's south east corner. The

Corporate Town of Peterborough The Corporate Town of Peterborough was a local government area in South Australia centred on the town of Peterborough. It came into existence on 7 October 1886 when it separated from the surrounding District Council of Yongala. It was initially k ...

was established by separation from Yongala in 1886. Local government in the rest of the county was established in 1888 by the creation of the

District Council of Orroroo The District Council of Orroroo was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Orroroo. It was gazetted on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the ''District Councils Act 1887'' and included all the land defined by the ...

at Orroroo and the

District Council of Carrieton The District Council of Carrieton was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Carrieton from 1888 until 1997. History The council was established on 5 January 1888 as the District Council of Eurelia under the provisi ...

Carrieton Carrieton is a small town situated in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. It is located between the towns of Orroroo to the south and Cradock to the north. Originally opened in 1877 as Yanyarrie Whim, (Yanyarrie is in the local indigenou ...

. They were created by the passage of the

District Councils Act 1887 The District Councils Act 1887 was an act of the Parliament of South Australia. It received assent on 9 December 1887, and its provisions came into effect when proclaimed by Governor William C. F. Robinson on 5 January 1888. The legislation intr ...

on 5 January 1888. As part of the same legislation in action, the

District Council of Caltowie The District Council of Caltowie was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Caltowie and surrounding cadastral Hundred of Caltowie. It came into operation on 28 February 1878, with the first five councillors appointed ...

gained the Hundred of Tarcowie in the south west corner of the county. In 1935 when Yongala council amalgamated with the adjacent

District Council of Coglin The District Council of Coglin was a local government area in South Australia. It came into operation on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the ''District Councils Act 1887''. At its inception, it comprised the Hundreds of Cavenagh, Coglin, ...

to create the

District Council of Peterborough The District Council of Peterborough is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. The principal town and council seat is Peterborough; it also includes the localities of Cavenagh, Dawson, Hardy, Minvalara ...

and in 1997 the enclave corporate town was also amalgamated. The Orroroo and Carrieton councils also amalgamated in 1997 to form the

District Council of Orroroo Carrieton The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. The principal towns are Orroroo and Carrieton; it also includes the localities of Belton, Black Rock, Coomooroo, Erski ...

, which is currently the main local government body in the county.

Hundreds

The county is divided into the following hundreds: * Hundred of Black Rock Plain, established 1871 ( Black Rock) *

Hundred of Coomooroo 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...

, established 1875 ( Coomooroo, Morchard, Walloway) * Hundred of Erskine, established 1876 (

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) * Hundred of Eurelia, established 1876 (

, Eurelia) * Hundred of Mannanarie, established 1871 ( Mannanarie) * Hundred of Morgan, established 1876 ( Minvalara) * Hundred of Oladdie, established 1876 ( Johnburgh) * Hundred of Pekina, established 1871 (

Pekina Pekina is a town and locality in the Mid North region of South Australia. The town is located in the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton local government area, north of the state capital, Adelaide. At the , Pekina and the surrounding area had ...

) * Hundred of Tarcowie, established 1871 ( Tarcowie) *

Hundred of Walloway 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...

, established 1875 ( Orroroo) * Hundred of Yalpara, established 1876 ( Yalpara) *

, established 1871 (

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

, Yongala)

References

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