The Hundred of Booleroo is a cadastral hundred of the County of Frome in South Australia, centred on the eponymous township of Booleroo Centre.[1] It was proclaimed by Governor Anthony Musgrave in 1875 and named for an indigenous term bulyeroo or bulyaroo, thought to mean "plenty" or "soft mud and clay".[1]
| Booleroo South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Booleroo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′41″S 138°20′35″E / 32.878°S 138.343°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 17 June 1875 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 280 km2 (108 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mount Remarkable | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Frome | ||||||||||||||
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The hundred stretches about 8 km (5.0 mi) north and east from the township of Booleroo Centre, about 10 km (6.2 mi) west and 7 km (4.3 mi) south.
Local government edit
The District Council of Port Germein established in 1888 brought local government to the Hundred of Booleroo several neighbouring hundreds to the west. In 1980 the hundred became a part of the District Council of Mount Remarkable, which was formed by amalgamation of Wilmington and Port Germein councils.
References edit
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Hundred of Booleroo". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0008349. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
Other Details: Area 108 square miles. Name is taken from Abna bulyeroo or bulyaroo, meaning plenty or soft mud & clay.