The Hundred of Reynolds was a
hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...
of the
County of Gladstone
The County of Gladstone is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located between the Avoca River in the west and Loddon River and Bet Bet Creek in the east. The cou ...
in the
Northern Territory of Australia
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
which was created in 1873 and which lapsed in 1976.
It is located 600 km south-east of the territorial capital of
Darwin.
History
The Hundred is on the treadtional lands of the
Alawa and
Mara people
The Mara are the native inhabitants of Mizoram in India, native to northeastern India, primarily in the Mara Autonomous District Council of the state of Mizoram, where they form the majority of the population. The Maras are related to Kuki and ...
.
The first
European to see the Hundred was
Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...
who crossed the Roper River at the
Roper Bar
Roper Bar is a location in Australia's Northern Territory. It lies on the traditional land of the Ngalakgan people, who refer to it as ''Yurlhbunji''. This part of Australia is extremely remote for travellers, although there are a number of Abo ...
in 1845, and in 1855
Augustus Charles Gregory
Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (1 August 1819 – 25 June 1905) was an English-born Australian explorer and surveyor. Between 1846 and 1858 he undertook four major expeditions. He was the first Surveyor-General of Queensland. He was appointed a ...
passed to the south of the Hundred on his route to
Gladstone, Queensland
Gladstone () is a coastal city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Gladstone has an urban population of 34,703, and together with Boyne Island and Tannum Sands, had an estimated population of 50,317 at August 2021. This urban area c ...
.
The Hundred was gazetted on 9 January 1873 along with six others in the County of Gladstone.
It was named after
Thomas Reynolds, a former
Premier of South Australia
The premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia, Australia. The Government of South Australia follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of South Australia acting as the legislature. The premier is ...
, who lived in the North Territory during the years 1873-74 and who died in the wrecking of the
SS ''Gothenburg'' in February 1875.
The Hundred lapsed with the passage in 1976 and subsequent assent of the ''Crown Lands Ordinance 1976'' (No 1 of 1977) and the ''Crown Lands (Validation of Proclamations) Ordinance 1976''.
See also
*
Hundred of Reynolds
The Hundred of Reynolds is a cadastral hundred of the County of Victoria, South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest o ...
References
{{Counties and Hundreds of the Northern Territory, state=collapsed
Hundreds of the Northern Territory