Hundred of Finniss (South Australia)
The Hundred of Finniss is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia on the west bank of the lower Murray River.[1] It is one of the ten hundreds of the County of Sturt. The main population centre in the hundred is the township of Mannum, a river port. Apart from Mannum and Port Mannum, other localities within the hundred are Punthari in the north, Frayville and Apamurra in the west, the riverside hamlets of Pellaring Flat and Zadows Landing in the east, and parts of Wall Flat, Milendella, Tepko, and Caloote.
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.jpg.webp) Hundred of Finniss, 1894 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34.859°S 139.295°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 19 April 1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 330 km2 (126 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| County | Sturt | ||||||||||||||
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References
- "Hundred of Finniss". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0024018. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
Derivation of Name: Colonel Boyle Travers Finniss; Other Details: Finniss was an assistant to Colonel William Light, the second Commissioner of Police, then M.L.C. 1847-1862. Area 126 square miles.
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