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Hundred of Wirreanda

Coordinates: 32°02′49″S 138°30′58″E / 32.047°S 138.516°E / -32.047; 138.516
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Hundred of Wirreanda, 1896

The Hundred of Wirreanda is a cadastral unit of hundred in the County of Granville, South Australia.[1] The township of Cradock is at the hundred's centre.

The hundred is crossed from east to west by Wirreanda Creek.

Cradock Hotel

Local government

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The hundred was first locally governed by the District Council of Hawker, with Wirreanda ward electing one dedicated councillor.[2] In 1997 the hundred become a part of the Flinders Ranges Council with the amalgamation of Hawker and Kanyaka councils.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Placename Details: Hundred of Wirreanda". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0027323. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017. -32.047410, 138.516450; Named By: Governor Musgrave; Date Named: 18/01/1877; Derivation of Name: Abna for a forest of knotty trees; Other Details: Area 92 square miles.
  2. ^ Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 615.
  3. ^ "Council". Flinders Ranges Council. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

32°02′49″S 138°30′58″E / 32.047°S 138.516°E / -32.047; 138.516