Hundred Of Brinkley
Brinkley is a locality and former township in South Australia west of the Murray River and approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south west by road from the centre of Murray Bridge. Its boundaries for the long-established locality were formalised in March 2000. It is named for the cadastral division in which it lies, the Hundred of Brinkley, which itself was named after Captain M. Brinkley who in 1860 was the clerk of the state's Executive Council.
Hundred of Brinkley
The Hundred of Brinkley is larger than the modern locality boundaries. It includes all or most of the localities and towns:
- Brinkley
- White Sands
- Woods Point
- Jervois
- Mulgundawa
- Nalpa
- Wellington
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brinkley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Property Location Browser: Search for 'Brinkley, LOCB' (ID SA0009619)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Property Location Browser: Search for 'Hundred of Brinkley, HD' (ID SA0009691)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
Area 568 sq km, (219 1/2 square miles). Captain Brinkley was the Clerk of Executive Council in 1860.
- ^ "South Australia. The Government". South Australian Register. 28 April 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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