County of Herbert

The hundreds are laid out from west to east from the boundary with the County of Dalhousie in three rows as follows:[3]

• the northern row consisting of Minburra and Waroonee,
• the middle row consisting of Cavenagh and Paratoo, and
• the southern row consisting of Coglin and Nackara.

The total area of the hundreds accounts for 2,290 square kilometres (884 sq mi) out of the county’s total area of 2,940 square kilometres (1,135 sq mi).[11][12][13][14][15][16]

The Hundred of Cavenagh (32°39′54″S 138°57′09″E) was proclaimed on 31 October 1878. It covers an area of 330 square kilometres (127 sq mi) and was named after Wentworth Cavenagh, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. Its extent is fully occupied by the locality of Cavenagh.[11][17][18]

The Hundred of Coglin (32°49′05″S 138°56′57″E) was proclaimed on 31 October 1878. It covers an area of 320 square kilometres (123.5 sq mi) and was named after P. B. Coglin, a member of the South Australian Parliament at the time. Its extent is largely within the boundaries of the localities of Dawson with a portion on its southern boundary being in Oodla Wirra.[12][17][18]

The Hundred of Minburra (32°32′19″S 138°57′20″E) was proclaimed on 18 January 1877. It covers an area of 390 square kilometres (152 sq mi) and its name is derived from “an Aboriginal word, applied to a station held by J., W.C. and T.R. Bowman in the 1860s under pastoral lease no. 1528.” Its extent is fully occupied by the locality of Minburra Plain.[13][19][2]

The Hundred of Nackara (32°49′04″S 139°13′29″E) was proclaimed on 5 August 1880. It covers an area of 382 square kilometres (147.5 sq mi). Three sources have been suggested for its name. Geoffrey Manning suggests that it may be “a corruption of the Aboriginal nakkare, associated with a certain folklore, that is a game forbidden to boys and young men during the ceremonies of introduction to manhood”, Rodney Cockburn suggests “the name of a spring under a hill which was opened out in the form of a tank”, while a publication called ‘Day’s Railway Nomenclature’ suggest the “Aboriginal words for ‘my brother’ and ‘looking forward’.” Its extent aligns with the boundaries of the locality of Nackara, apart from two minor differences on the north and south boundaries.[14][20][21]

The Hundred of Paratoo (32°40′03″S 139°13′48″E) was proclaimed on 5 August 1880. It covers an area of 390 square kilometres (151 sq mi) and its name is derived from an “Aboriginal word given to a property held by Messrs Dare and Mundy circa 1858 (lease no. 1892)” and whose meaning is “unknown.” Its extent aligns with the boundaries the locality of Paratoo, apart from a minor difference on its southern boundary.[15][22][21]

The Hundred of Waroonee (32°30′46″S 139°13′23″E) was proclaimed on 5 August 1880. It covers an area of 470 square kilometres (183 sq mi) and its name is derived from “an Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of burning’ and this is made intelligible in a myth that tells of the burning of the crow by his opponent, the eagle, after he had trapped him in a cave on Waroonee Hill.” Its extent aligns with the boundaries of the locality of Waroonee.[16][23][21]

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  Hundred of Cavenagh, 1893
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  Hundred of Coglin, 1890
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  Hundred of Minburra, 1891
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  Hundred of Nackara, 1963
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  Hundred of Paratoo, 1891
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  Hundred of Waroonee, 1960