Hundred of Kanmantoo
The Hundred of Kanmantoo is a cadastral unit of hundred in the eastern Adelaide Hills.[1] One of the 10 hundreds of the County of Sturt, it was proclaimed on 13 November 1847 by Governor Frederick Robe and named after the Kanmantoo gold mine, itself presumed to be named after an indigenous term by William Giles.[1][2]
| Kanmantoo South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Landscape facing north from the northern edge of Nairne in the west of the hundred | |||||||||||||||
  Kanmantoo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.018°S 138.972°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 13 November 1847 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 240 km2 (91 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| County | Sturt | ||||||||||||||
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Apart from the town of Kanmantoo the following towns and localities of the Mount Barker District Council are within (or partly within) the Hundred of Kanmantoo:
- Harrogate
- Brukunga
- Dawesley
- Nairne (most part)
- Hay Valley (most part)
- Mount Barker Summit (east half)
- Petwood
- Mount Barker Springs (east half)
- St Ives
- Callington (half west of Bremer River)
- Mount Torrens (south portion)
An eastern portion of Woodside (in the Adelaide Hills Council area) is also within the hundred, crossing the western border.
Local government
The District Council of Nairne was established in 1853, incorporating the Hundred of Kanmantoo as well as the Hundred of Monarto. Following the amalgamation of Nairne council into the new District Council of Mount Barker in 1935, the hundred has been a ward or wards within the latter. As of 2017 the hundred is largely occupied by the North ward, with areas near the South Eastern Freeway falling into the Central ward.
References
- "Search result for 'Hundred of Kanmantoo, HD'". Property Location Browser. SA0033997. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
Other Details: Aboriginal word originally applied by W Giles to a mine owned by SA Company. Area 91 square miles.
- "Search result for 'Kanmantoo, LOCB'". Property Location Browser. SA0033992. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
Derivation of Name: Aboriginal name; Other Details: Name originally applied by William Gilles to a mine owned by the South Australian Company. Boundaries created in November 2003 for long established name.