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

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. It was proclaimed in 1846 by Governor Frederick Robe and named for former Governor

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. It covers the extreme south-east of the state from Penola and Lake George southwards. This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state: * Wattle Range Council (most part) *

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* City of Mount Gambier

Hundreds

The County of Grey is divided into the following 21

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s: * Hundred of Lake George ( Lake George) * Hundred of Symon ( Thornlea) * Hundred of Kennion ( Furner) * Hundred of Short ( Wattle Range) * Hundred of Monbulla ( Monbulla) * Hundred of Penola ( Penola) * Hundred of Rivoli Bay ( Beachport) * Hundred of Mount Muirhead ( Millicent) * Hundred of Riddoch ( Mount McIntyre) * Hundred of Grey ( Kalangadoo) * Hundred of Nangwarry ( Nangwarry) * Hundred of Mayurra ( Canunda) * Hundred of Hindmarsh ( Tantanoola) * Hundred of Young ( Dismal Swamp) * Hundred of Mingbool ( Mingbool) * Hundred of Benara ( German Creek) * Hundred of Blanche (

Mount Gambier Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with a population of 25,591 as of the 2021 census. The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier (volcano), Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about ...

, Compton) * Hundred of Gambier ( Glenburnie) * Hundred of Kongorong ( Kongorong) * Hundred of MacDonnell ( Allendale East) * Hundred of Caroline ( Caroline)

References

{{Counties of South Australia

Grey Grey (more frequent in British English) or gray (more frequent in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma. It is the color of a cloud-covered s ...