County of Russell
| Russell South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Russell | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°27′S 139°28′E / 35.45°S 139.47°ECoordinates: 35°27′S 139°28′E / 35.45°S 139.47°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1842 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3,427 square kilometres (1,323 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) |
Coorong District Council City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||
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The County of Russell is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1842 by Governor George Grey and named for Lord John Russell, who was involved with the early development of the (British) South Australian colony (at the time of the county's proclamation) when he was Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.[1] It covers a portion of the state bounded to the west by the eastern half of Lake Alexandrina and the section of the Murray River extending to Bowhill in the north and bounded to the south by the coastline adjoining the Coorong coastal lagoon and fully surrounds Lake Albert which is excluded from its extent.[1][2] This includes the north western quarter of the contemporary local government area of Coorong District Council.
Hundreds
The County of Russell is divided into the following 9 hundreds:
- Hundred of Younghusband (Younghusband)
- Hundred of Burdett (Burdett)
- Hundred of Ettrick (Ettrick)
- Hundred of Seymour (Tailem Bend)
- Hundred of Malcolm (Wellington East, Ashville)
- Hundred of Coolinong (Cooke Plains)
- Hundred of Baker (Narrung, Coorong)
- Hundred of Bonney (Meningie)
- Hundred of Jeffries (Meningie East)
References
- 1 2 3 "Search for 'County of Russell, CNTY' (ID SA0059702)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
Area 1323 square miles. Lord Russell was the Secretary of State for The Colonies who secured the appointment of the Imperial Select Committee that enquired into the affairs of South Australia in its infancy.
- ↑ "Search result for "Lake Albert (LOCB)" (Record no SA0068057) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Counties"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2016.