Hundred of Erskine

Hundred of Erskine

The Hundred of Erskine is a hundred in the County of Dalhousie, South Australia.[1] The hundred was established 1876 but contains no townships. Once regarded as 'governmental wasteland', it has been settled by pastoralists for over 150 years.

The land in the hundred has been used to grow cattle and sheep, as well as cereal crops including wheat, barley and oats. The closest town to the hundred is Orroroo.

The Hundred of Erskine borders the Hundred of Walloway to the West, the Hundred of Yalpara to the North, the Hundred of Cavenagh and Hundred of Coglin to the East and the Hundred of Morgan to the South.

  1. ^ "Search for 'County of Dalhousie, CNTY' (ID SA0017713)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.