Hundred of Caltowie
The Hundred of Caltowie is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia centred on the township of Caltowie.[1] It is one of the 14 hundreds of the County of Victoria and was proclaimed by Governor James Fergusson in July 1871.
| Hundred of Caltowie South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Hundred of Caltowie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.82°S 138.66°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 20 July 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 230.5 km2 (89.0 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Areas | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Towns and localities
The Government Town of Caltowie, slightly to the south of the hundred's centre, which was named for the hundred, was surveyed a few months after the hundred proclamation in November 1871.[2] Adjacent localities of Caltowie West and Caltowie North were officially named as such, based on the long associated names, with reference to their position within the hundred. The only other bounded locality within the hundred is the western flank of Jamestown (that part west of the Mannanarie Hills ridge line) on the eastern side of the hundred.
Local government
The District Council of Caltowie was established in 1878, bringing local government to the hundred. In 1935, Caltowie council amalgamated with parts of the District Council of Belalie and District Council of Yongala to form the District Council of Jamestown. In 1997 the Jamestown council was abolished and the hundred became a part of the much larger Northern Areas Council.
References
- "Placename Details: Hundred of Caltowie". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 15 October 2009. SA0011767. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
Other Details: Caltowie is a corruption of the property called 'Redbanks' which was sometimes called 'Carcowie' which was Aboriginal for lizard waterhole. Area 89 square miles.
- "Placename Details: Caltowie". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0011757. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
Town surveyed in November 1871. Originally a private subdivision of Sections 27, 52. Surveyed November 1871, no proclamation. First offered for sale on 15/8/1872. Boundaries created in April 2001 for long established name. Incorporates the Government Town of Caltowie.