Hundred of Adelaide

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Hundred of Adelaide
South Australia
Established: 29 October 1846
Area: 275 km²
County: Adelaide
Cadastral units around Hundred of Adelaide
Port Adelaide Yatala Yatala
Port Adelaide Hundred of Adelaide Onkaparinga
Noarlunga Noarlunga Noarlunga

The Hundred of Adelaide is the cadastral unit of hundred for the city of Adelaide. It is one of the eleven hundreds of the County of Adelaide, and was one of the first hundreds to be proclaimed. Like the surrounding city, the hundred was named after Queen Adelaide. It was named by Governor Robe in 1846. It is 106 square miles; close to but not exactly one hundred square miles as with most of the other hundreds. According to an 1886 map[1], its boundaries were the Torrens River to the north and the Sturt River to the south. It is used on land titles in the area[2] and referenced in various legal acts dealing with property law.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ County of Adelaide, The New atlas of Australia, National Library of Australia
  2. ^ Example South Australian land title in the Hundred of Adelaide, National Data Centre
  3. ^ Adelaide Festival Centre Trust ACT 1971, Austlii