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Hundred of Strangways

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Map of Palmerston County in 1886,[1] showing the hundreds.

The Hundred of Strangways is a hundred of Palmerston County, Northern Territory Australia.

The hundred is named after Henry Strangways, a South Australian premier in the 1860s.[2] The hundred is located at Latitude -12°38'S, Longitude 131°04'E. and is southeast of Darwin, Northern Territory.

References

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  1. ^ Palmerston County map, Surveyor General's Office, (Adelaide, 1872)
  2. ^ NT Place Names Register.