The County of Hamley is a cadastral unit (i.e., a comprehensively surveyed and mapped division of land) located in the Australian state 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 ...

covers land located in the state's east north of the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...

, bordering

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and

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. It was proclaimed in 1869 by Governor Fergusson and named after

Francis Hamley Major-General Francis Gilbert Hamley (1815 – 12 January 1876), was a British Army officer who administered the South Australian government from 1868 to 1869. Hamley was eldest son of Joseph Hamley and entered the army as ensign in the 12th Re ...

Description

The county covers the part of South Australia to the north of the Murray River and adjoining the borders with the states of New South Wales and Victoria. The county is bounded as follows - the centre of the Murray River channel to the south, the eastern boundary of the

County of Young County of Young is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia covers land located in the state’s east on the north side of the Murray River. It was proclaimed in 1860 by Governor MacDonnell and named after his pred ...

to the west, the extension of the northern boundary of the County of Young to the north and the borders with the above-mentioned states to the east.

History

The county was proclaimed by

Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet (14 March 1832 – 14 January 1907) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and colonial administrator. Background and education Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Fergusson was the eldest son of Sir Charles ...

, the eighth Governor of South Australia on 18 February 1869. The county was named after Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gilbert Hamley who was the

Administrator of South Australia The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-gene ...

from 20 February 1868 to 15 February 1869. The following two hundreds have been proclaimed within the County - Katarapko in 1922 and Loveday in 1923.

Constituent hundreds

Location of constituent hundreds

The Hundreds of Katarapko and Loveday are located next to each other at the southernmost end of the county and cover land within the area within the loop of the river between

Cobdogla Cobdogla is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia, The town is on the Murray River, north-east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Cobdogla had a population of 232. Cobdogla is the home of the Irrigation and Steam M ...

in the west,

Barmera Barmera is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the Sturt Highway A20, 220 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia. It is primarily an agricultural and viticultural town and is l ...

in the north, Loxton in the south and Berri in the east.

Hundred of Katarapko

The Hundred of Katarapko () was proclaimed on 6 April 1922. It covers an area of and its name is reported as being derived from Katarapko Creek which is located within the boundaries of the hundred.

Hundred of Loveday

The Hundred of Loveday () was proclaimed on 24 May 1923. It covers an area of and it is named after

Ernest Alfred Loveday Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *Ernest, M ...

who was the "first Superintending Surveyor" for the state’s "Irrigation Department."

References

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