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County of Eyre

Coordinates: 34°16′S 139°21′E / 34.26°S 139.35°E / -34.26; 139.35
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Eyre
South Australia
Main street of Morgan on the west bank of the Murray River in the Hundred of Eba
Eyre is located in South Australia
Eyre
Eyre
Coordinates34°16′S 139°21′E / 34.26°S 139.35°E / -34.26; 139.35
Established1842
Lands administrative divisions around Eyre:
Stanley Burra Young
Light Eyre Albert
Adelaide Sturt Albert

The County of Eyre is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in 1842 and named for the explorer Edward John Eyre.[1] It covers a portion of the state between the Adelaide Hills in the west and the Murray River in the east from Robertstown and Mannum on the northern boundary to Sedan and Swan Reach on the southern boundary.[1]

Hundreds

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The County of Eyre is divided into the following 13 hundreds:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Search for 'County of Eyre, CNTY'". Government of South Australia. SA0023418. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.