__NOTOC__ County of Hanson is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of

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that covers land in the

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immediately east of the town of

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. It was proclaimed on 20 July 1877 and is named after Sir Richard Davies Hanson who served as Premier, Administrator and Chief Justice of South Australia. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of hundreds – Adams, Arkaba, French, Moralana and Warcowie.

Description

The County of Hanson is located on the east side of the Flinders Ranges to the immediate east of the town of

for a distance of about from its western boundary and for about from its northern boundary. It is bounded by the following counties -

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to the north and north-west, Blachford to the west,

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to the south-west, Granville to the south, Lytton to the south-east and

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to the east. The county is served by one principal road, the

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, which passes through the county in a north–south direction from the town of Hawker in the south entering via the west side of the Hundred of Arkaba and exiting via the Hundred of Warcowie on its way to the town centre in Blinman in the north. The county is located both within the local government area of the

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which occupies the county's south-west corner and the state's

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which occupies the remainder of the county. The county includes the southern end of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park on its northern side. Features such as

Wilpena Pound Wilpena Pound – also known by its Adnyamathanha language, Adnyamathanha name of Ikara, meaning "meeting place" – is a natural amphitheatre of mountains located north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in the heart of the Ikara-Flinders ...

and

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are within the boundary of the county.

History

The County of Hanson was proclaimed on 20 July 1877 and is named after Sir Richard Davies Hanson who served as Premier of South Australia from 1857 to 1861, the Chief Justice of South Australia from 1861 to 1876 and as the Administrator of South Australia during the absence of the Governor from late 1872 to mid-1873. The following hundreds have been proclaimed within the county - Arkaba in 1877, and Adams, French (formerly Basedow), Moralana and Warcowie in 1895. The Hundred of Arkaba formed part of the land area gazetted on 5 January 1888 as the

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under the ''

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''. Parts of the hundreds of Adams and Warcowie were added to the District Council on 12 May 1932. All of this land has been part of the Flinders Ranges Council since 1 January 1997.

Constituent hundreds

Location of hundreds

The hundreds are laid out from west to east from the boundary with the County of Blachford in three columns as follows: *the western column consisting of Arkaba and Moralana, *the middle column consisting of Adams and Warcowie, * the east column consisting of French located immediately east of Warcowie. The total area of the hundreds accounts for out of the county's total area of or of the county's area. Hundred of Arkaba, 1954 (22399733807)

Hundred of Adams

The Hundred of Adams () was proclaimed on 12 December 1895. It covers an area of and is named after

Henry Adams Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. Presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Fr ...

, a former member of the

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. Its western side is in the locality of

, its eastern side is in Worumba, its north-east corner is in

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and its south-east corner is shared with the localities of Holowiliena, Holowiliena South and Three Creeks.

Hundred of Arkaba

The Hundred of Arkaba () was proclaimed on 18 January 1877. It covers an area of and was named after Arkaba Creek. The site of the government town of Chapmanton is located within the hundred. Its extent is fully occupied by part of the locality of

Hundred of French

The Hundred of French () was originally proclaimed on 12 December 1895 as the ''Hundred of Basedow'', covers an area of . The original naming was to honour Martin Basedow, a member of the South Australian Parliament. It was one of places to be renamed during World War I as it was "of enemy origin". The ''Hundred of Perawillia'' was first proposed in 1916 as a replacement name but was not accepted. It was finally named after John French, a British general of World War I on 10 January 1918. Its centre is occupied by a portion of the locality of

in the west and by a portion of Willippa in the east, while its southern end is occupied by

in the west and by Black Hill Station in the east, and while its northern end is occupied by Upalinna and Mount Havelock in the west and by Prelinna in the east.

Hundred of Moralana

The Hundred of Moralana () was proclaimed on 7 March 1895. It covers an area of and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word whose meaning is not known. Its extent is fully occupied by part of the locality of

Hundred of Warcowie

The Hundred of Warcowie () was proclaimed on 7 March 1895. It covers an area of and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning “crows waterhole”. Its centre is occupied by a portion of the locality of

while its southern end is occupied by

in the west and

in the east, and while its northern end is occupied by Upalinna, Prelinna and Mount Havelock (from west to east).

References

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