The Hundred of Wokurna 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 hamlet of
Wokurna lies near the south-eastern border of the hundred and locality bounds cover more than a quarter of the hundred. A large portion of
Port Broughton
Port Broughton is a small South Australian town located at the northern extent of the Yorke Peninsula on the east coast of Spencer Gulf. It is situated about 170 km north-west of Adelaide, and 56 km south of Port Pirie. At the , the t ...
occupies the hundred as well as small portions of
Ward Hill and
Mundoora.
Local government
The
District Council of Broughton Broughton may refer to:
People
*Broughton (name)
Places
Australia
* Broughton, Queensland, a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland
* Broughton, Victoria
Canada
* Broughton, Nova Scotia
* Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia
** ...
was established in 1888 by promulgation of the
District Councils Act 1887, bringing the hundred under local administration for the first time. The council area included the Hundred of Wokurna as well as three adjacent hundreds. In 1892 the Hundred of Workurna and part of the Hundred of Mundoora seceded from Broughton council to form the
District Council of Mundoora, later called Port Broughton, reflecting the council seat location in that town. In 1997 Port Broughton council was amalgamated with the
District Council of Bute bringing the hundred under the governance of the new
District Council of Barunga West.
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