County of Young

This article is about the South Australian cadastral division. For other land administration divisions named Young, see Young County.

County of Young is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia covers land located in the state’s east on the north side of the Murray River. It was proclaimed in 1860 by Governor MacDonnell and named after his predecessor, Governor Young. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of hundreds – Markaranka, Parcoola, Pooginook and Stuart.

Young South Australia
Road in Gluepot Reserve, Gluepot, South Australia
Young
Coordinates	33°45′41″S 140°02′05″E[1]
Established	19 April 1860[2]: 339
Area	5,450 square kilometres (2,106 sq mi)[3]
LGA(s)	Mid Murray Council District Council of Loxton Waikerie Pastoral Unincorporated Area[3]
Region	Murray and Mallee[3][4]
Lands administrative divisions around Young: Kimberley Burra Young Hamley Eyre Albert Alfred
Footnotes	Adjoining counties[5]

Description

The County of Young covers part of South Australia to the north of the Murray River. The county is bounded as follows - the centre of the Murray River channel to the south, the western boundary of the County of Hamley to the east, the extension of the northern boundary of the County of Burra to the north having a length of 63 kilometres (39 mi) and the boundary with the County of Burra to the west.^{[2]: 339 [5]}

History

The County of Young was proclaimed by Richard Graves MacDonnell, the sixth Governor of South Australia on 19 April 1860.^[2] The county was named after Henry Edward Fox Young who was the fifth Governor of South Australia from 2 August 1848 to 20 December 1854.^[3] The following four hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1860 and 1915 - Markaranka, Parcoola and Pooginook in 1915, and Stuart in 1860.^[6]

Constituent hundreds

Location of constituent hundreds

The constituent hundreds are located along the southern boundary of the county in the following order (from west to east) - Stuart, Markaranka, Pooginook and Parcoola.^[3]

Hundred of Markaranka

The Hundred of Markaranka (34°02′08″S 139°57′42″E) was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of 260 square kilometres (102 sq mi) and its name is reported as being derived from the Aboriginal word "markarauko".^[7][8]

Hundred of Parcoola

The Hundred of Parcoola (34°05′39″S 140°17′25″E) was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of 219.5 square kilometres (84.75 sq mi) and it is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning "three".^[7][9]

Hundred of Pooginook

The Hundred of Pooginook (34°03′37″S 140°08′01″E) was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of 380 square kilometres (146 sq mi) and its name is reported as being of aboriginal origin.^[7][10]

Hundred of Stuart

The Hundred of Stuart (33°57′19″S 139°46′30″E) was proclaimed on 19 April 1860. It covers an area of 260 square kilometres (102 sq mi) which was formerly part of the now-annulled Hundred of the Murray and was named by Governor MacDonnell after the explorer, John McDouall Stuart.^{[2]: 341 [11]}

See also

• Lands administrative divisions of South Australia

References

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2. "Proclamation" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. 1860 (16). Government of South Australia: 339 and 340-341. 19 April 1860. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
3. "Search result for 'County of Young, CNTY'". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0002067. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
4. "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
5. "Hundred Map Series Index Map" (PDF). Hundred Map Series. Department of Environment and Heritage, Government of South Australia. December 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
6. Leadbeater, Maureen (2014). "Counties & Hundreds of South Australia". Family History SA. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
7. "New Hundreds" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. 1915 (41). Government of South Australia: 1020. 7 October 1915. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
8. "Search result for 'Hundred of Markaranka, HD'". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0043069. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
9. "Search result for 'Hundred of Parcoola, HD". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0053433. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
10. "Search result for 'Hundred of Pooginook, HD'". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0056333. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
11. "Search result for 'Hundred of Stuart, HD'". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0063454. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.