County of Kimberley

Kimberley
South Australia
An old weatherboard shop in Terowie in the Hundred of Terowie
Kimberley is located in South Australia
Kimberley
Kimberley
Coordinates33°05′33″S 139°17′54″E / 33.092583°S 139.298462°E / -33.092583; 139.298462[1]
Established20 July 1871[2]
Area3,590 square kilometres (1,388 sq mi)[1]
Location45 km (28 mi) E of Peterborough[1]
LGA(s)District Council of Peterborough[1]
Regional Council of Goyder[1] Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North
Yorke and Mid North[1]
Lands administrative divisions around Kimberley:
Dalhousie Herbert -
Dalhousie
Victoria
Kimberley -
Victoria Burra Young
FootnotesLocation[1]
Adjoining counties[3]

County of Kimberley is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land to the east of the Flinders Ranges about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of the town of Peterborough. It was proclaimed in 1871 and named after John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, a British Secretary of State for the Colonies. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of hundredsGumbowie, Hardy, Ketchowla, Parnaroo, Terowie and Wonna.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search result for "County of Kimberley, Cnty" with the following layers selected - "Counties", "Hundreds", "Local Government Areas", "SA Government Regions" and "Gazetteer"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ Milne, William (20 July 1877). "Proclamation by the Governor: New Counties (Kimberly and Dalhousie)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. 1877. Government of South Australia: 1072–1073 and 1074–1075. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ "HUNDRED MAP Series Index Map" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of South Australia. December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2018.