Hundred of Kongorong
Hundred of Kongorong | |||||||||||||
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Hundred of Kongorong | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 37°55′23″S 140°31′55″E / 37.923°S 140.532°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||
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| Established | June 12, 1862 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 240 km2 (91 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | County of Grey | ||||||||||||
| Hundred | Kongorong | ||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Kongorong is a cadastral division of the County of Grey in southeastern South Australia. It was named on 12 June 1862 after an indigenous phrase thought to mean "the corner of it".[1][2]
The township of Kongorong is at the heart of the hundred with coastal localities making up the remainder. From northwest to south east these are: Carpenter Rocks, Pelican Point, Blackfellows Caves, Nene Valley, and Cape Douglas.
References
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Hundred of Kongorong". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0037333. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
Aboriginal taken from D Black's station in 1846 - meaning 'the corner of it'. Area 91 square miles.
- ^ "Placename Details: Mount Muirhead". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 11 March 2008. SA0035689. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
Named By: Charles Bonney; Derivation of Name: One of his stockmen