County of Burra is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a 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 of Australia's states and territories ...

which covers land located in the state’s east associated with the town of Burra. It was proclaimed in 1851 by Governor Young and named after the town of Burra.

Description

The County of Burra covers part of South Australia to the east of the northern end of the Mount Lofty Ranges and to the north-west of the ‘great bend’ in the Murray River and with the town of Burra being located midway along its western boundary.

History

The County of Burra was proclaimed by Henry Edward Fox Young, the fifth Governor of South Australia on 7 August 1851. The county was named after the then government town of Burra. The following thirteen hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1851 and 1881- Apoinga in 1851, Baldina in 1875, Bright in 1875, Bundey in 1878, Hallett in 1860, King in 1878, Kingston in 1860, Kooringa in 1851, Lindley in 1881, Maude under the name of Schomburgk in 1880, Mongolata in 1875, Rees in 1879, and Tomkinson in 1879.

Constituent hundreds

Description of layout of the hundreds

The hundreds located within the County of Burra are laid out in four rows (from north to south) as follows: * the first row (from west to east) - Hallett and Tomkinson, *the second row - Kingston, Mongolata and Rees, * the three row - Kooringa, Baldina and King, * the fourth row - Apoinga, Bright, Bundey, Maude and Lindley.

Hundred of Apoinga

The Hundred of Apoinga () was proclaimed by Governor Young on 7 August 1851. It covers an area of and its name is considered to be “corruption of ‘appinga’” which is the name of the aboriginal tribe “which inhabited the area.”. The Hundred of Apoinga includes the localities of , the southern part of Burra, northern part of Brady Creek and the Emu Flats northwestern corner of Robertstown.

Hundred of Baldina

The Hundred of Baldina () was proclaimed by Governor Musgrave on 30 December 1875. It covers an area of . It includes the locality of Baldina, the northern half of the locality of Worlds End and the a section of the locality of Burra Eastern Districts.

Hundred of Bright

The Hundred of Bright () was proclaimed by Governor Musgrave on 17 June 1875. It covers an area of and was named after

Henry Edward Bright Hon. Henry Edward Bright (30 June 1819 – 18 February 1904) was a member of the South Australian Colonial Parliament. A son, Henry Edward Bright jr. (1843–1917), was a mayor of Gawler, South Australia. Early life Bright was born in London on ...

, a South Australian politician. It includes the locality of

Bright Bright may refer to: Common meanings *Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness *Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence People * Bright (surname) * Bright (given name) *Bright, the stage na ...

, the southern half of the locality of Worlds End, the north-western part of the locality of Robertstown and the north-western corner of the locality of Geranium Plains.

Hundred of Bundey

The Hundred of Bundey () was proclaimed on 21 November 1878. It covers an area of and was named after William Henry Bundey, a South Australian politician. It includes the locality of Bundey and the north-eastern corner of the locality of Geranium Plains.

Hundred of Hallett

The Hundred of Hallett () was proclaimed by Governor MacDonnell on 23 February 1860. It covers an area of and is reported as being either named after a pastoralist, Alfred Hallett of Wandilla Station, or after John Hallett, a South Australian politician. It includes the majority of the localities of Hallett and Mount Bryan East, the southern part of the locality of Ulooloo and the north-western corner of the locality of Collinsville.

Hundred of King

The Hundred of King () was proclaimed by Governor Jervois on 31 October 1878. It covers an area of and was named after Thomas King, a South Australian politician. It is entirely contained within the modern locality of Burra Eastern Districts.

Hundred of Kingston

The Hundred of Kingston () was proclaimed by Governor MacDonnell on 23 February 1860. It covers an area of and was named after

George Strickland Kingston Sir George Strickland Kingston (23 August 1807 – 26 November 1880) was the Deputy Surveyor to William Light, engaged to survey the new colony of South Australia. He arrived in South Australia on the in 1836. Kingston was also the first Spea ...

, a South Australian politician. It includes the locality of Mount Bryan, the south-western part of the locality of Mount Bryan East and much of the north-eastern part of the locality of Burra.

Hundred of Kooringa

The Hundred of Kooringa () was proclaimed by Governor Young on 3 March 1881 7/08/1851. It covers an area of and its name is reported as being derived from the aboriginal name for land on which the government town of Burra was located. It includes the central part of the modern locality of Burra and the south-western tip of the locality of Mount Bryan.

Hundred of Lindley

The Hundred of Lindley () was proclaimed by Governor Jervois on 3 March 1881. It covers an area of and was named after John Lindley, an English botanist and horticulturalist. It shares exactly the same boundaries as the modern locality of Lindley.

Hundred of Maude

The Hundred of Maude () which was originally proclaimed as the Hundred of Schomburgk on 16 December 1880, covers an area of . The original naming was to honour

Moritz Richard Schomburgk Moritz Richard Schomburgk (5 October 1811 – 24 March 1891), generally known as Richard Schomburgk, was a German botanist and curator of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. Family Schomburgk was born in Freyburg, Saxony, the son of Johann Friedrich Lu ...

, a director of the

Adelaide Botanic Gardens The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands. It encompasses a fenced garden on North Terrace (between Lot Fourteen, the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital ...

. It was one of places to be renamed during World War I as it was "of enemy origin". The Hundred of Koerabko was first proposed as a replacement name but was not accepted without a reason being given. It finally named after

Frederick Stanley Maude Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude KCB CMG DSO (24 June 1864 – 18 November 1917) was a British Army officer. He is known for his operations in the Mesopotamian campaign during the First World War and for conquering Baghdad in 19 ...

, a British general of World War I on 10 January 1918. A proposal submitted in 1983 to reinstate Schomburgk as the hundred’s name was not approved by the Geographical Names Board. It shares exactly the same boundaries as the modern locality of Maude.

Hundred of Mongolata

The Hundred of Mongolata () was proclaimed by Governor Musgrave on 30 December 1875. It covers an area of and its name is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word. It includes the locality of Mongolata, a north-eastern part of the locality of Burra, the south-eastern part of the locality of Mount Bryan East and the north-western part of the locality of Burra Eastern Districts.

Hundred of Rees

The Hundred of Rees () was proclaimed by Governor Jervois on 18 September 1879. It covers an area of and was named after Rowland Rees, a South Australian politician. It is entirely contained within the modern locality of Burra Eastern Districts.

Hundred of Tomkinson

The Hundred of Tomkinson () was proclaimed by Governor Jervois on 18 September 1879. It covers an area of and was named after Samuel Tomkinson, a South Australian politician. It includes the vast majority of the locality of Collinsville and a small eastern part of the locality of Mount Bryan East.

References

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