Hundred of Tungkillo

The Hundred of Tungkillo is a cadastral unit of hundred in the southeastern foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges.[1] One of the 10 hundreds of the County of Sturt, it was proclaimed on 7 August 1851 by Governor Henry Young. According to local historian Geoff Manning, the place name is derived from tainkila an indigenous term used by the Peramangk people meaning "ghost moth grubs"[2] which was first applied to Tungkillo mine, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the township of Palmer in the east of the hundred.

Plan of the Hundred of Tungkillo in 1959

Tungkillo
South Australia
View towards southeast from Randell Road 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Palmer
Tungkillo
Coordinates34.884°S 139.106°E / -34.884; 139.106
Established7 August 1851
Area307.6 km2 (118.75 sq mi)
CountySturt
Lands administrative divisions around Tungkillo:
Talunga
Jutland		 Jutland Angas
Talunga Tungkillo Finniss
Onkaparinga
Kanmantoo		 Monarto Mobilong

Apart from the towns of Tungkillo in the hundred's west[3] and Palmer in the hundred's east, minor portions of the localities of Mount Pleasant, Birdwood, Mount Torrens, Milendella, Mannum and Rockleigh cross over the western, northern and eastern borders of the hundred, respectively.

Local government

The District Council of Tungkillo was established in 1855, incorporating the entirety of the hundred. In 1935 the council amalgamated with the District of Springton to become part of the new District of Mount Pleaseant. In the late 1990s the councils in the region were shuffled again and Mount Pleasant was dissolved. The Hundred of Tungkillo became the Tungkillo–Palmer ward of the new Mid Murray Council. As of 2019 the hundred forms a part of the Mid Murray council's Shearer ward.

See also

References
  1. "Hundred of Tungkillo". Location Viewer SA. 29 January 2009. SA0009950. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. Manning, Geoffrey, "Index of South Australian Place Names: Tungkillo", Manning Index of South Australian History, State Library of South Australia, retrieved 20 August 2019
  3. "Tungkillo". Location Viewer SA. 26 March 2007. SA0009937. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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