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The County of Victoria is one of the 49 cadastral counties of
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, 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 o ...
. It was proclaimed by Governor Richard MacDonnell in 1857 and probably named for
Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...
. It covers an area of the Spencer Gulf coast and hinterland in the Mid North of the state from Port Pirie in the northwest to near Mount Bryan in the southeast, including most of the Broughton River watershed.


Hundreds

The county is divided into the following 14 hundreds: *
Hundred of Pirie The Hundred of Pirie is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria. The principal township of the hundred is Port Pirie ...
, established 1874 *
Hundred of Wandearah The Hundred of Wandearah is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia. It is one of the 14 hundreds of the County of Victoria and was proclaimed by Governor Anthony Musgrave in December 1874. The hundred lacks any townships and is split into ...
, established 1874 *
Hundred of Napperby The Hundred of Napperby is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria The County of Victoria is one of the 49 cada ...
, established 1874 * Hundred of Crystal Brook, established 1871 *
Hundred of Howe The Hundred of Howe is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria and lies to the north of the town of Crystal Brook, So ...
, established 1891 (southern part of Wirrabara Forest Reserve) *
Hundred of Booyoolie The Hundred of Booyoolie is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia. It is one of the 14 hundreds of the County of Victoria and was proclaimed by Governor James Fergusson in July 1871. The hundred includes the towns of Gladstone, Laur ...
, established 1871 *
Hundred of Narridy The Hundred of Narridy is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria and lies just to the east of the town of Crystal Br ...
, established 1871 *
Hundred of Caltowie The Hundred of Caltowie is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia centred on the township of Caltowie. It is one of the 14 hundreds of the County of Victoria and was proclaimed by Governor James Fergusson in July 1871. Towns and locali ...
, established 1871 *
Hundred of Yangya The Hundred of Yangya is a cadastral unit of hundred in the County of Victoria, South Australia straddling the towns and localities of Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman an ...
, established 1869 *
Hundred of Bundaleer The Hundred of Bundaleer is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria and is named for Bundaleer Station of South Austr ...
, established 1869 *
Hundred of Belalie The Hundred of Belalie is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria and its main town is Jamestown, South Australia ...
, established 1870 * Hundred of Reynolds, established 1869 *
Hundred of Whyte The Hundred of Whyte is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria The County of Victoria is one of the 49 cadastral ...
, established 1869 * Hundred of Anne, established 1863


References

{{Counties of South Australia Victoria