County of Buxton is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land located in the centre of Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed in 1896 and named after Thomas Buxton who was the

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from 29 October 1895 to 29 March 1899. It has been divided into thirteen sub-divisions known as hundreds, with the most recent being created in 1928.

Description

The County of Buxton covers a part of South Australia associated with the eastern side of the centre of Eyre Peninsula located south of the Gawler Ranges. It is bounded to the west by the

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, to the south by the

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and to the east by the

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and to the north by the

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. The county is served by the following major roads - the Buckleboo Road which enters the county from the north-west and terminates in Kimba, the Cleve Road which enters from the south and meets the Cowell-Kimba Road which enters from the south-east and terminates in Kimba and the Eyre Highway which passes through the county from east to west. Settlements include Kimba, the principal town and municipal seat located on the Eyre Highway, Buckleboo located in the county's north-west and Waddikee located in the county's south. The Cummins to Buckleboo line of the

Eyre Peninsula Railway The Eyre Peninsula Railway is a gauge railway on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. Radiating out from the ports at Port Lincoln and Thevenard, it is isolated from the rest of the South Australian railway network. Peaking at 777 kilometr ...

passes into the county from the south and terminates in the locality of

Buckleboo Buckleboo is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula located about northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about northwest of the municipal seat of Kimba. Buckleboo began as a government town, surv ...

. Land use within the county is divided between primary industry and conservation. The

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s are located in the county include the following conservation parks and conservation reserves: # Conservation parks - Caralue in the south west,

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in the north-east corner, Malgra in the south-east and the eastern end of the Pinkawillinie at the western side. # Conservation reserves - the

, Cunyarie, Lacroma, Mootra, Moongi, Pinkawillinie Reservoir, and Tola Conservation Reserves are located in the county's centre adjoining the alignment of the Cummins to Buckleboo line of the Eyre Peninsula railway, and the

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located in the county's south-west corner. Its extent includes the local government area of the District Council of Kimba with the state's Pastoral Unincorporated Area occupying land along its northern and north-eastern sides.

History

The County of Buxton was proclaimed under the ''Crown Lands Act 1888'' on 13 August 1896 along with the Hundred of Kelly. The naming of the county after Governor Buxton who was the Governor of South Australia from 29 October1895 to 29 March 1899, by the South Australian government follows "a precedent which was established in 1842" when a county was named after

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. The following hundreds have been proclaimed within the county - Kelly in 1896, Solomon in 1909, Cortlinye and Moseley in 1914, Barna, Caralue and Yalanda in 1917, Buckleboo, Cunyarie and Pinkawillinie in 1922, Wilcherry in 1924, O'Connor in 1925 and Panitya in 1928.

Constituent hundreds

Location of constituent hundreds

The hundreds are laid out in four columns in the west–east direction as follows: # Caralue, Panitya, Pinkawillinie and Buckleboo from south to north along the county's western boundary. #Solomon, Cortlinye and Cunyarie. #Kelly, Moseley and Wilcherry. #The most easterly column of hundreds consists of the Hundreds of Yalanda, Barna and O'Connor in the south-east corner of the county with the land in the north-east corner of the county has not proclaimed as one or more hundreds.

Hundred of Barna

The Hundred of Barna () was proclaimed on 26 July 1917. It covers an area of and is either named after a nearby hill or after a surveyor with the name of Barns. The locality of

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occupies most of the hundred with a part of the locality of Yalanda occupying some land on its southern boundary.

Hundred of Buckleboo

The Hundred of Buckleboo () was proclaimed on 1 June 1922. It covers an area of and is named after the "native name of (an) adjacent pastoral run." The locality of

occupies most of the hundred with the locality of Bungeroo occupying the hundred's north-eastern corner.

Hundred of Caralue

The Hundred of Caralue () was proclaimed on 26 July 1917. It covers an area of and is named after Caralue Bluff, a geographical feature located within the boundaries of the hundred. The locality of Caralue occupies most of the hundred with a portion of the locality of Panitya extending from the north into the hundred to the north boundary of the Caralue Bluff Conservation Park while the south-east corner is occupied by part of the locality of Waddikee.

Hundred of Cortlinye

The Hundred of Caralue () was proclaimed on 1 October 1914. It covers an area of and its name is derived from a "native word for blackoak." The locality of Cortlinye occupies most of the hundred with a portion of the locality of Kimba extending from the south into the hundred.

Hundred of Cunyarie

The Hundred of Cunyarie () was proclaimed on 1 June 1922. It covers an area of and is named after a nearby geographical feature, the Cunyarie Rockhole. The locality of Cunyarie occupies most of the hundred while its northern end is occupied by part of the locality of Yeltana to the west and by part of the locality of Uno to the east.

Hundred of Kelly

The Hundred of Kelly () was proclaimed on 13 August 1896. It covers an area of and is named after one of the following three former members of the South Australian Parliament -

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or Robert Kelly. The locality of

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occupies most of the hundred with its north-western corner containing part of the locality of Kimba.

Hundred of Moseley

The Hundred of Moseley () was proclaimed on 1 October 1914. It covers an area of and is named after

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, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. The locality of Moseley occupies most of the hundred with its north-eastern corner containing parts of the localities of

and Uno.

Hundred of O'Connor

The Hundred of O'Connor () was proclaimed on 24 September 1925. It covers an area of and is named after John O'Connor, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. The boundaries of the hundred lie within those of the locality of

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