The Hundred of Wiltunga is a
cadastral unit of
hundred located in the
Mid North of
South Australia west of the
Barunga Range. It is one of the 16 hundreds of the
County of Daly and was proclaimed by Governor
Anthony Musgrave
Sir Anthony Musgrave (31 August 1828 – 9 October 1888) was a colonial administrator and governor. He died in office as Governor of Queensland in 1888.
Early life
He was born at St John's, Antigua, the third of 11 children of Anthony Musgr ...
on the last day of 1874.
The hundred name is officially believed to derive from an indigenous term ''wiltonga'', meaning 'place of the eagles'.
The township of
Bute Bute or BUTE may refer to:
People
* Marquess of Bute, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain; includes lists of baronets, earls and marquesses of Bute
* Lord of Bute, a title in medieval Scotland, including a list of lords
* Lucian Bute (born ...
lies near the southern border of the hundred and locality bounds cover most of the hundred. The eastern flank of
Alford locality and southern flank of
Wokurna locality are also within the hundred
Local government
The
District Council of Ninnes Ninnes is the name of several places:
* Ninnes, Cornwall
* Ninnes Bridge, Cornwall
* Ninnes, South Australia, locality and former village
** District Council of Ninnes, former local government
** Hundred of Ninnes, cadastral division
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was established in 1885 at
Ninnes, and, in 1888, it annexed the Hundred of Wiltunga by promulgation of the
District Councils Act 1887, bringing the hundred under local administration for the first time. In 1933 the council name was changed to Bute, reflecting the new council seat location in that town. In 1997 Bute council was amalgamated with the
District Council of Port Broughton
The District Council of Port Broughton was a local government area in South Australia from 1892 to 1997 seated at the town of Port Broughton.
History
It was proclaimed on 9 June 1892 as the District Council of Mundoora by the severance of the Hu ...
bringing the hundred under the governance of the
District Council of Barunga West
The Barunga West Council is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. The council seat is at Port Broughton, with a sub-office at Bute.
Description
The council takes its name from the Barunga Range in the ...
.
References
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