County of Young is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of

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 ...

covers land located in the state’s east on the north side of the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...

. It was proclaimed in 1860 by Governor MacDonnell and named after his predecessor, Governor Young. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of hundreds – Markaranka, Parcoola, Pooginook and Stuart.

Description

The County of Young covers part of South Australia to the north of the Murray River. The county is bounded as follows - the centre of the Murray River channel to the south, the western boundary of the

County of Hamley The County of Hamley is a cadastral unit (i.e., a comprehensively surveyed and mapped division of land) located in the Australian state of South Australia covers land located in the state's east north of the Murray River, bordering New South Wa ...

to the east, the extension of the northern boundary of the County of Burra to the north having a length of and the boundary with the County of Burra to the west.

History

The County of Young was proclaimed by

Richard Graves MacDonnell Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell (; 3 September 1814 – 5 February 1881) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor. His posts as governor included Governor of the British Settlements in West Africa, Governor of Saint Vincent, Go ...

, the sixth Governor of South Australia on 19 April 1860. The county was named after Henry Edward Fox Young who was the fifth Governor of South Australia from 2 August 1848 to 20 December 1854. The following four hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1860 and 1815 - Markaranka, Parcoola and Pooginook in 1915, and Stuart in 1860.

Constituent hundreds

Location of constituent hundreds

The constituent hundreds are located along the southern boundary of the county in the following order (from west to east) - Stuart, Markaranka, Pooginook and Parcoola.

Hundred of Markaranka

The Hundred of Markaranka () was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of and its name is reported as being derived from the aboriginal word "markarauko".

Hundred of Parcoola

The Hundred of Parcoola () was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of and it is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning "three".

Hundred of Pooginook

The Hundred of Pooginook () was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of and its name is reported as being of aboriginal origin.

Hundred of Stuart

The Hundred of Stuart () was proclaimed on 19 April 1860. It covers an area of which was formerly part of the now-annulled Hundred of the Murray and was named by Governor MacDonnell after the explorer, John McDouall Stuart.

References

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