The Hundred of Terowie is a cadastral

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centred on the town of

Terowie, South Australia Terowie (formerly Gottliebs Well and Shebbear) is a small town in the Mid North region of South Australia located north of the state capital of Adelaide. It is located in the Regional Council of Goyder. Terowie retains a number of authentic and ...

. Terowie is an

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word meaning ''hidden waterhole'' first applied to Terowie Creek. It was here the

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first used the term "I shall return".

Townships

The town of Terowie is in the northern part of the hundred. The town of Whyte Yarcowie, known simply as Yarcowie before 1929, straddles the western boundary with the Hundred of Whyte. Land was first released for closer settlement in the Yarcowie district in 1872.

Local government

The

District Council of Terowie The District Council of Terowie was a local government area in South Australia from 1888 to 1935, centring on the town of Terowie. It was established by the ''District Councils Act 1887'', which took effect from 5 January 1888. The creation of t ...

was established in 1888 bringing local government to the hundreds of Terowie, Ketchowla and Wonna. In 1935, Terowie council was abolished at the council area became part of the adjacent

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. When Hallett council was abolished in 1997, the lands became part of the much larger

Regional Council of Goyder The Regional Council of Goyder is a local government area located in the Mid North region of South Australia. The council area is reliant on agriculture as a mainstay of its economy, with manufacturing and tourism also becoming prominent. The co ...

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