File:Hundred of Waroonee, 1881

The Hundred of Waroonee is a hundred of the County of Herbert, South Australia,[1][2][3] founded in 1880.[4]

Waroonee covers an area of 470 square kilometres (183 sq mi) and its name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of burning'.

References

  1. ↑ Hundred of Waroonee, South Australia. Department of Lands.
  2. ↑ "Search result for "Hundred of Waroonee, Hd" with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Counties", "Hundreds", "Gazetteer" and "Government Regions"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - W" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Morgan, William. (5 August 1880). "untitled (proclamation of new hundreds)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 1880 (32): 437–438. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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