County of Carnarvon is a cadastral unit located in the

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which covers the full extent of

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island (, ) is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island, Northern Territory, Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. Its closest point to the mainland is Snapper Poi ...

. It was proclaimed in 1874 by Governor Musgrave in response to the demand for agriculture land on Kangaroo Island.

Description

The County of Carnarvon covers the full extent of Kangaroo Island and “all islands adjacent thereto.”

History

The County of Carnarvon was gazetted in 1874 in response to the demand for agricultural land on Kangaroo Island. The county was proclaimed by Anthony Musgrave, the ninth Governor of South Australia on 13 August 1874 along with the first of its constituent hundreds, the Hundred of Dudley. The county was named after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of

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who served two terms as the British

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. The following twelve hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1874 and 1960 - Dudley in 1874, Menzies in 1878, Haines in 1883, Cassini in 1884, MacGillivray in 1906, Seddon in 1908, Newland in 1909, Duncan in 1909, Ritchie in 1909, McDonald in 1910, Gosse in 1931, and Borda in 1960. A thirteenth hundred was proposed during the 1930s but was never proclaimed - the Hundred of Baudin ().

List of constituent hundreds

Description of layout of the hundreds

The hundreds located within the County of Carnarvon are laid out as follows (from west to east) - Borda, Gosse, Duncan, Cassini and Menzies overlooking the north coast of the island, MacDonald, Ritchie, Newland, Seddon and MacGillivray overlooking the south coast of the island, with Haines occupying the full extent of the island south of

Nepean Bay Nepean Bay is a bay located on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia about south-south-west of Adelaide. It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders, after Sir Evan Nepean on 21 March ...

and Dudley occupying the full extent of the

Dudley Peninsula Dudley Peninsula (known as Presquila Gallissoniere and as the MacDonnell Peninsula from 1857 to 1986) is the peninsula forming the eastern end of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia. It was occupied by Aboriginal Austra ...

Hundred of Borda

The Hundred of Borda ( was proclaimed on 4 February 1960 and was named after the headland,

Cape Borda Cape Borda is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Cape Borda on the north west tip of Kangaroo Island about west of the municipal seat of Kingscote. It was named after Jean-Charles de ...

. Its extent includes the locality of

and part of Flinders Chase.

Hundred of Cassini

The Hundred of Cassini () was proclaimed on 8 May 1884. It covers an area of and was named after the headland, Cape Cassini. Its extent includes most of the locality of Cassini and a small section of the locality of

Duncan Duncan may refer to: People * Duncan (given name), various people * Duncan (surname), various people * Clan Duncan * Justice Duncan (disambiguation) Places * Duncan Creek (disambiguation) * Duncan River (disambiguation) * Duncan Lake (di ...

Hundred of Dudley

The Hundred of Dudley () was proclaimed on 13 August 1874. It covers an area of principally on what is now the Dudley Peninsula and was named after the American jurist,

Dudley Field FirstBank Stadium (formerly Dudley Field and Vanderbilt Stadium) is a football stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee. Completed in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football, it is the home of the Vander ...

who was the father-in-law of Governor Musgrave. Its extent includes the localities of American Beach, Antechamber Bay, Baudin Beach, Brown Beach, Cuttlefish Bay,

Dudley East Dudley East was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system. Th ...

Dudley West Dudley West was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It existed from 1974 to 1997, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the firs ...

, Island Beach,

Kangaroo Head Kangaroo Head is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located at the north-west tip of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island. It was named by the British explorer, Matthew Flinders, on 23 March 1802. Description Kangaroo Head i ...

Ironstone Ironstone is a sedimentary rock, either deposited directly as a ferruginous sediment or created by chemical replacement, that contains a substantial proportion of an iron ore compound from which iron (Fe) can be smelted commercially. Not to be c ...

Pelican Lagoon Pelican Lagoon is a seawater lagoon in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island about south east of Kingscote. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 4 April 1802 after the large population of pelica ...

Penneshaw Penneshaw is a township in the Australian state of South Australia located on the northeast coast of the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island about south of the state capital of Adelaide. It is the island's main ferry port with regular services ...

, Porky Flat, Sapphiretown, Willoughby and

Willson River Willson may refer to: * Willson (name) * Willson River, a river on Kangaroo Island in South Australia * Willson River, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Island * Willson Tower, a building in Cleveland, Ohio, USA See also * * Wilson (disa ...

Hundred of Duncan

The Hundred of Duncan () was proclaimed on 9 December 1909. It covers an area of and was named after John Duncan, a South Australian politician and pastoralist. Its extent includes the localities of Middle River and

Stokes Bay Stokes Bay (British national grid reference system, grid ref.:)) (50.782982, -1.163868) is an area of the Solent that lies just south of Gosport, between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. There is a shingle beach with views of Ryde an ...

, most of the locality of

, and parts of the localities of

Gosse Gosse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Gosse (born 1963), American film producer and director * Charles Gosse (1849–1885), Australian surgeon, son of William * Clarence Gosse (1912–1996), Canadian physician and Lieu ...

, Newland, Seddon and Western River.

Hundred of Gosse

The Hundred of Gosse () was proclaimed on 25 June 1931. It covers an area of and was named after

William Christie Gosse William Christie Gosse (11 December 1842–12 August 1881) was an Australian explorer, remembered for his 1873 expedition to Central Australia, whose purpose was to explore the area south of Alice Springs and west of the Transcontinental Te ...

, an explorer and a former Deputy Surveyor-General in South Australia. Its extent includes the locality of De Mole River, most of the locality of Western River, and parts of the localities of

and Flinders Chase.

Hundred of Haines

The Hundred of Haines () was proclaimed on 10 May 1883. It covers an area of and was named after

William Haines Charles William Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American actor and interior designer. Haines was discovered by a talent scout and signed with Goldwyn Pictures in 1922. His career gained momentum when he received favo ...

, a South Australian politician. Its extent includes the localities of

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Ballast Head Ballast is dense material used as a weight to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often a ship or the gondola of a balloon or airship, to provide stability. A compartment within a b ...

D'Estrees Bay D'Estrees Bay () is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island about south of Kingscote, the Island's principal centre. D’Estrees Bay was named in 1803 by Peron and Freycinet of the B ...

, Haines, Muston and nearly all of

Hundred of MacGillivray

The Hundred of MacGillivray () was proclaimed on 20 December 1906. It originally covered an area of which was expanded in 1945 to . It was named after

Ivor MacGillivray Ivor MacGillivray (24 May 1840 – 16 January 1939) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Electoral district of Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide from 1893 to 1918. He was a member o ...

, a South Australian politician. Its extent includes nearly all of the localities of Macgillivray and Birchmore and parts of

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and

Menzies Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges. Derivation and history The name and its Gaelic form are probably derived f ...

Hundred of McDonald

The Hundred of McDonald () was proclaimed on 27 January 1910. It was named after Alexander McDonald, a South Australian politician. It includes parts of the localities of Flinders Chase, Karatta and

, with most of the hundred being located within parts of the

Flinders Chase National Park Flinders Chase National Park (formerly Flinders Chase) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located at the west end of Kangaroo Island about west-south west of the state capital of Adelaide and west of the municipal ...

and the

Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area Ravine Des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area on the west end of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, about west of Kingscote. It was established in 1993 on land previously part of the Flinders Chase National Park. Descript ...

Hundred of Menzies

The Hundred of Menzies () was proclaimed on 11 April 1878. It covered an area of and was named after a Lord Menzies who is described as being a friend of William Jervois, the tenth Governor of South Australia. Its extent includes the localities of

Bay of Shoals Nepean Bay is a bay located on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia about south-south-west of Adelaide. It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders, after Sir Evan Nepean on 21 March ...

, Brownlow KI, Cygnet River, Emu Bay, Kingscote, North Cape and Wisanger, nearly all of the locality of

and parts of the localities of Birchmore and

Hundred of Newland

The Hundred of Newland () was proclaimed on 4 March 1909. It covers an area of and was named after John Newlands, a South Australian politician. Its extent includes part of the localities of

, Karatta, Newland, Seddon, Stun'Sail Boom and Vivonne Bay.

Hundred of Ritchie

The Hundred of Ritchie () was proclaimed on 9 December 1909. It covers an area of and was named after George Ritchie, a South Australian politician. Its extent includes parts of the localities of

, Karatta and Stun'Sail Boom.

Hundred of Seddon

The Hundred of Seddon () was proclaimed on 31 January 1908. It covers an area of and was named after

Richard Seddon Richard John Seddon (22 June 1845 – 10 June 1906) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 15th premier (prime minister) of New Zealand from 1893 until his death. In office for thirteen years, he is to date New Zealand's longest-ser ...

, a former

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. Its extent includes the localities of Parndana and Seal Bay, most of the locality of Seddon, and parts of the localities of Cassini,

, MacGillivray, Newland and Vivonne Bay.

References

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