The Hundred of Talunga is a cadastral

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of the

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, spanning the

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in the Adelaide Hills.Hundred of Talunga
at geodata.us. It was proclaimed by Governor

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in 1846 and named for an indigenous term thought to mean 'waterhole'. The main towns within the hundred are Cudlee Creek, Kenton Valley, Gumeracha,

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, Birdwood, Forreston and Mount Pleasant

Local government

The earliest local government within the hundred was established with the formation of the District Council of Talunga in 1853, which covered the whole hundred. In 1884, the Mount Pleasant ward in the east of the Talunga council area seceded to join the District Council of South Rhine (later called Springton), which had been established in 1865. In 1935, Talunga council was abolished and the area amalgamated with most of Para Wirra and Mount Crawford councils to form the

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. In the same year, the Springton and Tungkillo councils merged with parts of

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and Mobilong councils to form the new

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. In 1997 the larger western part of the hundred came under the local governance of the much larger

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area, when that council was formed by amalgamations of Gumeracha with the neighbouring

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, Onkaparinga and

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councils. In the same year, the old Mount Pleasant ward in the east became part of the newly-formed

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. File:Hundred of Talunga, 1959 (23489185280).jpg, Plan of Hundred of Talunga, 1959 File:Amy Gillett Bikeway 04.jpg, Amy Gillett Bikeway near

, 2016

References

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