County of Albert

Albert
South Australia
View of Waikerie from Holder at the north of the county
Albert is located in South Australia
Albert
Albert
Coordinates34°29′S 140°00′E / 34.49°S 140.00°E / -34.49; 140.00
Established19 April 1860[1]
Area2,194 km2 (847.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)
Lands administrative divisions around Albert:
Burra Young Hamley
Eyre
Sturt		 Albert Alfred
Russell Buccleuch Chandos

The County of Albert is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia on the east banks of the River Murray. It was proclaimed by Governor Richard MacDonnell in 1860 and named for Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria.[2]

  1. ^ "Proclamation" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. 1860 (16). Government of South Australia: 339. 19 April 1860. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Placename Details: County of Albert". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 14 January 2009. SA0000592. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2017.