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The Hundred of Duffield is a
cadastral unit of
hundred located in the Australian state of
South Australia within the
County of MacDonnell
The County of MacDonnell is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1857 and named for the South Australian Governor at the time of proclamation, Richard Graves MacDonnell. It is located in the upper south-east ...
and the state government region of the
Limestone Coast
The Limestone Coast is a name used since the early twenty-first century for a South Australian government region located in the south east of South Australia which immediately adjoins the continental coastline and the Victorian border. The ...
about south-east of the state capital of
Adelaide and about north of the municipal seat of
Kingston SE
Kingston SE (Kingston South East to distinguish it from Kingston-on-Murray) formerly Kingston is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east coastline on the shores of Lacepede Bay. It is located about ...
.
It is located on the Australian continental coastline overlooking the body of water known in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
as the
Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the
Great Australian Bight.
Its extent includes part of the locality of
Coorong on its western side while its eastern side is occupied by the locality of
Taratap.
History
The
traditional owners of the land are the
Ngarrindjeri. The hundred was proclaimed on 3 November 1864, but it wasn't until 1888 that local government administration was brought to the hundred when it was annexed by the
District Council of Lacapede
The Kingston District Council (formerly District Council of Lacepede) is a local government area in the Limestone Coast, South Australia established in 1873. Kingston SE is the largest town of the district and also the seat of council.
The dist ...
, later called Kingston council. A school opened in the area in 1912 but closed in 1916.
References
External links
Hundred of Duffield, 1883 on Flickr, State Library of South Australia
Duffield
Limestone Coast
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