County of York (South Australia)
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| York South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°05′S 137°13′E / 33.08°S 137.21°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,419 km2 (1,320.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Whyalla | ||||||||||||||
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The County of York is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by acting Governor Samuel Way in 1895 and named for King George V who was known at the time as the Duke of York.[1] It covers a portion of the state on the Eyre Peninsula east coast at the latitude of Whyalla. It stretches westwards to the eastern boundary of Lake Gilles Conservation Park[1]
Hundreds
[edit]The County of York includes the following 7 hundreds:
- Hundred of Cultana (Cultana, Port Bonython)
- Hundred of Ash (Middleback Range, Myola Station)
- Hundred of Randell (Middleback Range, Whyalla, Mullaquana)
- Hundred of Nilginee (Secret Rocks, Cooyerdoo)
- Hundred of Moonabie (Middleback Range, Cooyerdoo)
- Hundred of Batchelor (Middleback Range)
- Hundred of Poynton (Middleback Range, Murninnie Beach)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Search for 'County of York, CNTY' (ID SA0002842)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.