Boucaut South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°43′S 138°20′E / 33.72°S 138.33°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 25 July 1867 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 280 km2 (107 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||||
County | Stanley | ||||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Boucaut is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia.[1] It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Stanley.[2] It was named in 1867 by Governor Dominick Daly after parliamentarian James Boucaut.[1]
The Hundred of Boucaut spans the western half of the town of Brinkworth, most of Condowie, and the eastern halves of Burnsfield and Lake View.
Derivation of Name: Sir James Penn Boucaut, MP 1861-1878; Other Details: Area 107 square miles. Sir Boucaut was later Chief Justice & 3 times Premier of South Australia.