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

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

that covers land both located in the north-east of

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. Earlier called Eyre's Peninsula, it was named after e ...

and to the peninsula's north. It was proclaimed in 1891 and named after

George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester DL (9 July 1799 – 18 August 1855), known as Viscount Mandeville from 1799 to 1843, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament. Early life George Montagu was born at Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdo ...

who was the father-in-law of the Earl of Kintore GCMG, the

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at the time.

Description

The County of Manchester covers a part of South Australia associated in part with the east coast of Eyre Peninsula overlooking Spencer Gulf and in the part with land to the immediate north and which extends inland from the coastline for a distance of about . The southern part of its extent is within

because the peninsula’s northern boundary passes through the county in an east-west direction. It is bounded to the west by the County of Hore-Ruthven, to the south by the

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and to the east by the

County of Newcastle The County of Newcastle is one of the 49 counties of South Australia spanning the central Flinders Ranges. It was named in 1876 for Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope, the eighth Duke of Newcastle. Local government Local government was initiated with ...

and Spencer Gulf. Settlements include

Iron Knob Iron Knob is a town in the Australian state of South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula immediately south of the Eyre Highway. At the 2006 census, Iron Knob and the surrounding area had a population of 199. The town obtained its name from its prox ...

which is located on the western side of the county, and the following suburbs and localities located on the coastline with Spencer Gulf (from north to south) - Port Augusta West which is the part of the

Port Augusta Port Augusta (''Goordnada'' in the revived indigenous Barngarla language) is a coastal city in South Australia about by road from the state capital, Adelaide. Most of the city is on the eastern shores of Spencer Gulf, immediately south of the ...

urban area, Commissariat Point,

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, Douglas Point and Douglas Point South. The county is served by the following roads which extend from Port Augusta -

Stuart Highway Stuart Highway is a major Australian highway. It runs from Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, in the Northern Territory, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta in South Australia; it has a distance of . Its northern and souther ...

which passes through the county to the north, the

Eyre Highway Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia via the Nullarbor Plain. Signed as National Highways 1 and A1, it forms part of Highway 1 (Australia), Highway 1 and the National Highway (Australia), Australian Nat ...

which passes to the west and the

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which passes to the south, and in part by the Iron Knob Road which runs between Iron Knob and

Whyalla Whyalla is a city in South Australia. It was founded as Hummock's Hill, and was known by that name until 1916. It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier, and Gawler, and along ...

which is located to the south of the county. The following railway lines pass through the county - the

Trans-Australian Railway The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta railway station, Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie railway station, Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. Built to standa ...

which travels to the north en route to

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, the

Whyalla railway line The Whyalla railway line runs from Port Augusta to Whyalla. History The Whyalla line was built primarily to serve the BHP's Whyalla Steelworks. The line was built by the Commonwealth Railways as a standard gauge line being opened on 6 October ...

which travels south to its terminus at

, and part of the railway line which operates between Iron Knob and Whyalla. Land use within the county includes primary industrial activity such as

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and

mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

, and a

military training area A military training area, training area (Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom) or training centre (Canada) is land set aside specifically to enable military forces to train and exercise for combat. Training areas are usually out of bounds ...

known as the

Cultana Training Area The Cultana Training Area is an Australian Army training area on northeastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia between Port Augusta, Whyalla and Iron Knob. It includes the former Baxter Detention Centre. The training area was enlarged in 2 ...

. Its extent includes parts of the local government areas of

and

and land within the state’s

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, and parts of the following state government regions -

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and the Far North.

History

South Australia cadastral divisions 1893

The County of Manchester was proclaimed on 21 May 1891 along with the hundreds of Castine, Copley and Handyside. The county was named by

Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, 11th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, 9th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall, Chief of Clan Keith, (12 August 1852 – 3 March 1930), was a British politician and colonial govern ...

, the Governor of South Australia after his father-in-law, George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester. The following hundreds have been proclaimed within the county - Castine, Copley and Handyside in 1891, Jenkins in 1892 and Gillen in 1893.

Constituent hundreds

Location of constituent hundreds

The hundreds are laid out from north to south along the county’s eastern boundary as follows - Castine, Copley, Gillen and Jenkins with the latter being bounded by the

to the south. The Hundred of Handyside is located on the west side of Copley and Gillen.

Hundred of Castine

The Hundred of Castine () was proclaimed on 21 May 1891. It covers an area of and is named after John Castine, a member of the

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. Its extent includes parts of the localities of Carriewerlow and Mount Arden.

Hundred of Copley

The Hundred of Copley () was proclaimed on 21 May 1891. It covers an area of and is named after William Copley, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. Its extent includes parts of the localities of Carriewerlow, Mount Arden, Lincoln Gap and Port Augusta West.

Hundred of Gillen

The Hundred of Gillen () was proclaimed on 26 January 1893. It covers an area of and is named after P P Gillen, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. Its extent includes the locality of Commissariat Point and parts of the localities of Cultana, Lincoln Gap and Port Augusta West.

Hundred of Handyside

The Hundred of Handyside () was proclaimed on 21 May 1891. It covers an area of and is named after A D Handyside, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. Its extent includes parts of the localities of Carriewerlow, Cultana, Illeroo, Lincoln Gap and Pandurra.

Hundred of Jenkins

The Hundred of Jenkins () was proclaimed on 28 January 1892. It covers an area of and is named after John Jenkins, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. Its extent includes the localities of Blanche Harbor and Douglas Point, and parts of the localities of Cultana and Douglas Point South.

References

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