The Hundred of Crystal Brook is a

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unit of

hundred 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 ...

located in the

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in the approach to the lower

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. It is one of the hundreds of the

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and was named by Governor James Fergusson after the stream of the same name which flows east to west near the northern border of the hundred. The town of Crystal Brook and the locality of Merriton are inside the Hundred of Crystal Brook as well as the south half of Nurom and an eastern portion of Wandearah East.

Local government

The

District Council of Crystal Brook The District Council of Crystal Brook was a local government area in South Australia from 1882 until 1988, seated at Crystal Brook. History The Hundred of Crystal Brook was released for settlement under the Strangways Land Act with the first la ...

was established in 1882 covering a small part of the hundred centred on the township of Crystal Brook. The hundred was fully absorbed into the council in 1888 was part of the ''

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'' along with the hundreds of Napperby and

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, and the unincorporated portion of the Hundred of Pirie. Four years later, the council was reduced in size to cover just the Hundred of Crystal Brook and the south half of the Hundred of Napperby. From 1988 the hundred continued to be locally governed as the Town, East and West wards of the

District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill The District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill was a local government area in South Australia. It came into existence on 1 July 1988 as a result of the merger of the District Council of Crystal Brook and District Council of Redhill at the instigat ...

following amalgamation of Crystal Brook and Redhill councils. From 1997 the hundred became part of the much larger

Port Pirie Regional Council The Port Pirie Regional Council (PPRC) is a local government area in South Australia, focused on the city of Port Pirie. It has a population of about 18,000 people. The council's main administrative facilities and works depot can be found in Por ...

following a merger between Crystal Brook-Redhill and the Port Pirie City councils.

References

{{reflist Crystal Brook 1871 establishments in Australia