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The County of Musgrave is a cadastral unit in the Australian state of
The county covers the part of the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula overlooking the
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a 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 of Australia's states and territories ...
that covers land on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.
Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...
. It was proclaimed on 22 June 1876 and named after 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 ...
, the Governor of South Australia
The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-gene ...
from 9 June 1876 to 29 January 1877.
Description
The county covers the part of the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula overlooking the Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight is a large oceanic bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia.
Extent
Two definitions of the extent are in use – one used by the International Hydrog ...
between Talia Beach in Anxious Bay
Anxious Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about west north-west of Adelaide. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 21 February 1802. It is one of four ‘historic bays’ loca ...
in the north and Cape Drummond in the south, and extends inland from the coastline for a distance of about .
The town of Elliston falls within the county's borders, and the towns of Lock
Lock(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lock ...
, Tooligie and Yeelanna are located adjacent to the county's eastern boundary.
The Flinders Highway passes along the coastline of the county from the northwest to the southeast, the Tod Highway
Tod Highway is an important 177 kilometre highway serving South Australia's Eyre Peninsula's wheatbelt, and is designated route B90. It is named after Robert Tod who explored the area in 1839.
Route
Tod Highway begins from Eyre Highway at Kyanc ...
passes through the county in a north–south alignment near its eastern boundary, and the Birdseye Highway
Birdseye Highway is an east–west road across Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It was named for Sylvia Birdseye who drove the first bus service to the area from Adelaide for 43 years, starting in 1928, and is the first highway in South Austra ...
passes through the county in a west–east direction between Elliston and Lock.
The Port Lincoln to Wudinna line of the Eyre Peninsula Railway
The Eyre Peninsula Railway is a gauge railway on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. Radiating out from the ports at Port Lincoln and Thevenard, it is isolated from the rest of the South Australian railway network. Peaking at 777 kilometr ...
passes through the county near its eastern boundary in a north–south alignment with a branch line terminating at Kapinne in the county's south, and with stations at Lock and Yeelanna.
Constituent hundreds
The county comprises 20 hundreds. The hundreds are laid out from west to east in four rows (from north to south) as follows: *Colton, Talia, Tinline, Squire, McIntosh and Ulyerra. *Ward, Hudd, Kappawanta, Blesing and a cluster consisting of Barwell, McLachan and Cowan. *Way, Pearce, Haig and Peachna. *Kiana, Mitchell and Shannon.Hundred of Barwell
The Hundred of Barwell () was proclaimed on 4 December 1919. It covers an area of and is named after Sir Henry Barwell, a former member of theSouth Australian Parliament
The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly (lower house) and the 22-seat Legislative Council (upper house). General elections are held ...
.Hundred of Blesing
The Hundred of Blesing () was proclaimed on 30 January 1936. It covers an area of and is named after A P Blesing, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Colton
The Hundred of Colton, proclaimed on 22 June 1876, covers an area of and is named after John Colton, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Cowan
The Hundred of Cowan () was proclaimed on 4 July 1929. It covers an area of and is named after John Cowan, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Haig
The Hundred of Haig () was proclaimed on 9 July 1885 as the Hundred of Homburg which was named afterRobert Homburg
Robert Homburg (10 March 1848 – 23 March 1912) was a politician and judge in colonial South Australia. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1884 to 1905, representing the electorates of Gumeracha (1884-1902) and Murra ...
, a member of the South Australian Parliament
The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly (lower house) and the 22-seat Legislative Council (upper house). General elections are held ...
. In 1916, the hundred was renamed as part of the policy to change "names of enemy origin". The name Poondulta was proposed but did not proceed. The hundred was finally renamed as the Hundred of Haig after the British soldier, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 unti ...
. As the Hundred of Homburg, it covered an area of while as the Hundred of Haig, it covers an area of .Hundred of Hudd
The Hundred of Hudd () was proclaimed on 31 January 1936. It covers an area of and is named after Sir Herbert Sydney Hudd, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Kappawanta
The Hundred of Kappawanta () was proclaimed on 31 January 1936. It covers an area of and is named after the Kappawanta Homestead.Hundred of Kiana
The Hundred of Kiana () was proclaimed on 18 September 1879. It covers an area of and its name is reportedly derived from an Aboriginal name.Hundred of McIntosh
The Hundred of McIntosh () was proclaimed on 20/ December 1934. It covers an area of and is named after Sir Malcolm McIntosh, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of McLachan
The Hundred of McLachan () was proclaimed on 25 April 1895. It covers an area of and is named after J McLachlan, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Mitchell
The Hundred of Mitchell () was proclaimed on 26 November 1903. It covers an area of and is named afterSamuel James Mitchell
Samuel James Mitchell (11 May 1852 – 3 October 1926) was an Australian politician and judge. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1901 to 1910, representing the Electoral district of Northern Territory, Northern Ter ...
, a member of the South Australian Parliament at the time.
Hundred of Peachna
The Hundred of Peachna () was proclaimed on 3 August 1916. It covers an area of and its name is reportedly derived from an Aboriginal name.Hundred of Pearce
The Hundred of Pearce () was proclaimed on 4 December 1884. It covers an area of and is named afterJames Pearce
James Alfred Pearce (December 14, 1805December 20, 1862) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843. He later served as a ...
, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Shannon
The Hundred of Shannon () was proclaimed on 15 January 1903. It covers an area of and is named after John Shannon, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Squire
The Hundred of Squire () was proclaimed on 8 March 1894. It covers an area of and was named “in memory of the late Mr.Edward Squire
Edward Squire (died 1598) was an English scrivener and sailor, and an alleged conspirator against the life of Elizabeth I of England. He was executed, after an investigation of a series of obscure circumstances led to conviction for his apparent a ...
, Deputy Postmaster-General.”
Hundred of Talia
The Hundred of Talia () was proclaimed on 22 September 1881. It covers an area of and its name is reportedly derived from an Aboriginal word meaning “near water.”Hundred of Tinline
The Hundred of Tinline () was proclaimed on 22 September 1881. It covers an area of and is named afterGeorge Tinline
George Tinline (28 October 1815 – 4 February 1895) was a nineteenth-century South Australian banker and politician. Tinline made his fortune when the Bank of South Australia created 25,000 guinea coins solving a currency crisis caused by a gol ...
, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Ulyerra
The Hundred of Ulyerra () was proclaimed on 24 September 1925. It covers an area of and its name is reportedly derived from an aboriginal word meaning “good.”Hundred of Ward
The Hundred of Ward () was proclaimed on 22 June 1876. It covers an area of and is named afterEbenezer Ward
Ebenezer Ward (4 September 1837 – 8 October 1917) was an Australian politician and journalist. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1870 to 1880 and from 1881 to 1890, representing Gumeracha (1870–1880), Burra (18 ...
, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.Hundred of Way
The Hundred of Way () was proclaimed on 22 June 1876. It covers an area of and is named after Sir Samuel James Way, a former Chief Justice of theSupreme Court of South Australia
The Supreme Court of South Australia is the superior court of the Australian state of South Australia. The Supreme Court is the highest South Australian court in the Australian court hierarchy. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in ...
.
See also
*Lands administrative divisions of South Australia
The lands administrative divisions of South Australia are the cadastral (i.e., comprehensively surveyed and mapped) units of counties and hundreds in South Australia. They are located only in the south-eastern part of the state, and do not cove ...
*List of Australian place names changed from German names
During World War I, many German or German-sounding place names in Australia were changed due to anti-German sentiment. The presence of German-derived place names was seen as an affront to the war effort at the time.
The names were often change ...
References
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