Hundred of Wokurna

The Hundred of Wokurna is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia west of the Barunga Range. It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Daly[1] and was proclaimed by Governor Anthony Musgrave on the last day of 1874.[2]

Wokurna
South Australia
Wokurna
Coordinates33.685°S 137.983°E / -33.685; 137.983
Established31 December 1874
Area270 km2 (104 sq mi)
LGA(s)Barunga West
RegionMid North
CountyDaly
Lands administrative divisions around Wokurna:
Spencer Gulf Mundoora Redhill
Tickera Wokurna Barunga
Tickera Wiltunga Barunga

The hamlet of Wokurna lies near the south-eastern border of the hundred and locality bounds cover more than a quarter of the hundred. A large portion of Port Broughton occupies the hundred as well as small portions of Ward Hill and Mundoora.

Local government

The District Council of Broughton was established in 1888 by promulgation of the District Councils Act 1887, bringing the hundred under local administration for the first time. The council area included the Hundred of Wokurna as well as three adjacent hundreds. In 1892 the Hundred of Workurna and part of the Hundred of Mundoora seceded from Broughton council to form the District Council of Mundoora, later called Port Broughton, reflecting the council seat location in that town. In 1997 Port Broughton council was amalgamated with the District Council of Bute bringing the hundred under the governance of the new District Council of Barunga West.

References
  1. South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.
  2. "Placename Details: Hundred of Wokurna". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0027331. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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