The County of Flinders is one of the 49 cadastral counties of

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. The county covers the southern part of the

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...

“bounded on the north by a line connecting Point Drummond with

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, and on all other sides by the seacoast, including all islands adjacent to the main land.”

History

The county was proclaimed by

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, the third Governor of South Australia, on 2 June 1842. The county originally extended from

Cape Wiles Cape Wiles is a headland located on the west side of the southern tip of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about south west of the city of Port Lincoln. The cape is described by one source as being the south east extremity of “a broad promont ...

on the west side of the peninsula to

Cape Catastrophe Cape Catastrophe is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located at the southeast tip of Jussieu Peninsula on Eyre Peninsula. It is one of the natural features named by the British navigator Matthew Flinders in memory of the e ...

in the south and to the “northern extremity of

Louth Bay Louth Bay (formerly Laurence) is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after the bay named by Matthew Flinders on 26 February 1802 which itself is derived from a place in Lincolnshire. At the 2006 census, L ...

” on the Peninsula’s east coast. The county was enlarged to its present extent in 1872. It was named by Grey after Matthew Flinders, the British navigator. The

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was established at Port Lincoln in 1880, the earliest local government within the county. In 1888, the enactment of the ''

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'' brought the entire county under the governance of the Lincoln council.

List of constituent hundreds

Location of constituent hundreds

The county consists of 15 hundreds. The hundreds are laid out from east to west in five rows (from north to south) as follows: # Ulipa, Cummins, Stokes and Yaranyacka all along the northern boundary of the county, #Warrow, Mortlock, Koppio and Hutchison, #Lake Wangary, Wanilla and Louth, #Uley and Lincoln, and #Sleaford and Flinders at the southern end of Eyre Peninsula.

Hundred of Cummins

The Hundred of Cummins () was proclaimed on 15 January 1903. It covers an area of and its name was derived from William Patrick Cummins, a member of the

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from 1896 to 1907. It is entirely located within the boundaries of the locality of

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Hundred of Flinders

The Hundred of Flinders () was proclaimed on 26 November 1903. It covers an area of and its name was derived from Matthew Flinders, the British navigator. Its boundaries coincide with the boundaries of the locality of Lincoln National Park.

Hundred of Hutchison

The Hundred of Hutchison was proclaimed in 1867 and is home to Tumby Bay township and surrounds as well as a small eastern portion of Yallunda Flat locality.

Hundred of Koppio

The Hundred of Koppio () was proclaimed on 24 October 1867. It covers an area of and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘oysters’. Its northern half is within the locality of Yallunda Flat while its southern half is in Koppio and its south-east corner is in Tumby Bay.

Hundred of Lake Wangary

The

Hundred of Lake Wangary The Hundred of Lake Wangary is a hundred within County of Flinders, South Australia. It is at the southern end of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, located 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Port Lincoln. It is named after the freshwater Lake ...

() was proclaimed on 16 February 1871. It covers an area of and its name is derived from

Lake Wangary A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

. Its extent includes the localities of Coffin Bay, Kellidie Bay, Little Douglas and Mount Dutton Bay and part of the locality of Wangary.

Hundred of Lincoln

The Hundred of Lincoln () was proclaimed on 7 August 1851. It covers an area of and its name is derived from the settlement of

Port Lincoln Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located a ...

. Its extent includes the full extent of the localities of

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, Duck Ponds, Hawson,

, Tiatukia and Tulka, parts of the localities of Coomunga, North Shields and Tootenilla as well as all of the island of Boston Island.

Hundred of Louth

The

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() was proclaimed on 7 August 1851. It covers an area of and its name is derived from the island of

Louth Island Louth Island ( Nauo: ''Jorunu'' or ''Yoruna'') is a 135 ha island located in Louth Bay, Spencer Gulf, South Australia. The island is privately owned, and has previously been used for the grazing of sheep and mining of guano. The island has an o ...

. Its extent includes the full extent of the localities of Point Boston, Poonindie, Louth Bay, Whites Flat and Whites River, parts of the localities of Charlton Gully, Green Patch, North Shields, Tumby Bay and Wanilla as well as all of the island of Louth Island.

Hundred of Mortlock

The Hundred of Mortlock () was proclaimed on 20 October 1904. It covers an area of and its name is derived from William Tennant Mortlock who was a member of the South Australian Parliament and was reported as being “a large landholder on the Eyre Peninsula.” Its extent includes the full extent of the locality of Edillilie in its south while a part of the locality of Cummins occupies part of its north.

Hundred of Sleaford

The Hundred of Sleaford () was proclaimed on 10 August 1871. It covers an area of and its name is derived from the body of water known as Sleaford Bay. Its extent aligns with that of the locality of

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with one exception in its north-east corner where part of the adjoining locality of Tulka extends into the hundred.

Hundred of Stokes

The Hundred of Stokes was proclaimed on 21 November 1878 and includes the locality of Cockaleechie and parts of the localities of Ungarra, Tumby Bay and Yallunda Flat.

Hundred of Uley

The Hundred of Uley () was proclaimed on 10 August 1871. It covers an area of and its name is derived from “a village in Gloucestershire, England." The majority of Its extent is in the locality of Uley with a portion of Coomunga in its north-east corner.

Hundred of Ulipa

The Hundred of Ulipa () was proclaimed on 18 September 1879. It covers an area of and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word. The majority of Its extent is in the locality of Mount Drummond with portions of the following localities overlapping its boundaries from north to south - Mount Hope, Kappinnie, .

and Coulta.

Hundred of Wanilla

The Hundred of Wanilla () was proclaimed on 10 August 1871. Its name is derived from an Aboriginal name for “a nearby spring.” Its extent includes the localities of

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and Pearlah in its south with the locality of Wanilla occupying its northern half with portions of Charlton Gully and

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on its east side and with Wangary on its west side.

Hundred of Warrow

The Hundred of Warrow () was proclaimed on 15 July 1869. It covers an area of . Two possible sources exist for the name. The first is an “Aboriginal word referring to the loud voice of the storm or referring to spirits rushing down gullies” while the second is “native ‘warraw’ meaning ‘wind in gully’ which was offered by a pastoralist named McMoyan in 1943. The majority of Its extent is in the locality of Coulta with a portion of

in its north-east corner and the locality of Farm Beach.

Hundred of Yaranyacka

The Hundred of Yaranyacka () was proclaimed on 20 June 1872. Its name is derived from an Aboriginal word. Its extent includes the full extent of the locality of Lipson with a portion of Ungarra in its north-west corner.

References

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