County of Young is a
cadastral unit 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 on the north side 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 ...
. It was proclaimed in 1860 by
Governor MacDonnell and named after his predecessor,
Governor Young. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of
hundreds –
Markaranka,
Parcoola,
Pooginook and
Stuart.
Description
The County of Young covers part of South Australia to the north of the Murray River. The county is bounded as follows - the centre of the Murray River channel to the south, the western boundary of the
County of Hamley
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 covers land located in the state's east north of the Murray River, bordering New South Wa ...
to the east, the extension of the northern boundary of the
County of Burra to the north having a length of and the boundary with the County of Burra to the west.
History
The County of Young was proclaimed by Richard Graves MacDonnell
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell (; 3 September 1814 – 5 February 1881) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor. His posts as governor included Governor of the British Settlements in West Africa, Governor of Saint Vincent, Gove ...
, the sixth Governor 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 ...
on 19 April 1860.[ The county was named after Henry Edward Fox Young who was the fifth Governor of South Australia from 2 August 1848 to 20 December 1854.] The following four hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1860 and 1815 - Markaranka, Parcoola and Pooginook in 1915, and Stuart in 1860.
Constituent hundreds
Location of constituent hundreds
The constituent hundreds are located along the southern boundary of the county in the following order (from west to east) - Stuart, Markaranka, Pooginook and Parcoola.
Hundred of Markaranka
The Hundred of Markaranka () was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of and its name is reported as being derived from the aboriginal word "markarauko".
Hundred of Parcoola
The Hundred of Parcoola () was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of and it is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning "three".[
]
Hundred of Pooginook
The Hundred of Pooginook () was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of and its name is reported as being of aboriginal origin.[
]
Hundred of Stuart
The Hundred of Stuart () was proclaimed on 19 April 1860. It covers an area of which was formerly part of the now-annulled Hundred of the Murray
The Hundred of the Murray (later called Hundred of Murray) was a cadastral hundred in South Australia spanning land two miles either side of the navigable portion of the Murray River in the 1850s and 1860s.
The hundred was gazetted on 10 Novemb ...
and was named by Governor MacDonnell after the explorer, John McDouall Stuart
John McDouall Stuart (7 September 18155 June 1866), often referred to as simply "McDouall Stuart", was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers.
Stuart led the first successful expedition to tra ...
.
See also
*Lands administrative divisions of South Australia
The lands administrative divisions of South Australia are the cadastral (i.e., comprehensively surveyed and mapped) units of counties and hundreds in South Australia. They are located only in the south-eastern part of the state, and do not cove ...
References
{{Counties of South Australia
Young
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Young
Young may refer to:
* Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents
* Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood
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* The Young, an American roc ...
Young
Young may refer to:
* Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents
* Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood
Music
* The Young, an American roc ...