County of Way

Way
South Australia
Jetty and port at Cape Thevenard near Ceduna in the Hundred of Bonython
Way is located in South Australia
Way
Way
Coordinates31°53′05″S 133°40′07″E / 31.884608°S 133.668578°E / -31.884608; 133.668578[1]
Established16 January 1889[2]
Area6,800 km2 (2,610 sq mi)[1]
LGA(s)
Lands administrative divisions around Way:
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Kintore Way Dufferin
Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight Dufferin
FootnotesAdjoining counties[1]

The County of Way is one of the 49 counties of South Australia on the state's west coast.[1] It was proclaimed circa 1889 by Governor William Robinson and named for Samuel Way, the Chief Justice of the state's Supreme Court at the time.[1]

It covers a portion of the state's west coast from Acraman Creek Conservation Park, just west of Streaky Bay, to Watraba, about 53 kilometres (33 mi) west of Ceduna[1] The northern half of the county spans most of the Yumbarra Conservation Park.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Search results for 'County of Way, Cnty' with the following datasets being selected - 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2022. Derivation of Name: Chief Justice Samuel J Way; Other Details: Area 2610 square miles. Located 31:51S, 133:40E. The Right Sir Samuel James Way, Baronet, P.C. & Chief Justice.
  2. ^ Ramsay, J.G. (17 January 1889). "untitled (proclamation of new counties and hundreds)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. 1889. Government of South Australia: 96. Retrieved 18 October 2022.