County of Robe
Cadastral division in South Australia
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The County of Robe is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by and named for Governor Frederick Robe in 1846.[1] It covers a portion of the state's south-east from the west coast at Robe to the border with Victoria on the east.[1] This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state:[1]
- District Council of Robe
- Naracoorte Lucindale Council (excluding north third)
- Kingston District Council (small south portion)
- Wattle Range Council (small north portion)
Robe | |||||||||||||
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Samphire on the edges of Bool Lagoon in the Hundred of Robertson | |||||||||||||
  Robe | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 37°06′50″S 140°23′46″E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 23 July 1846[2] | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5,080 km2 (1,962 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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Hundreds
The County of Robe is divided into the following 18 hundreds:
- Hundred of Mount Benson (Wangolina)
- Hundred of Bowaka (Reedy Creek)
- Hundred of Townsend (Avenue Range)
- Hundred of Joyce (Lucindale)
- Hundred of Spence (Spence)
- Hundred of Naracoorte (Naracoorte)
- Hundred of Jessie (Hynam)
- Hundred of Waterhouse (Robe)
- Hundred of Ross (Mount Benson)
- Hundred of Conmurra (Conmurra)
- Hundred of Robertson (Bool Lagoon)
- Hundred of Joanna (Joanna)
- Hundred of Bray (Bray)
- Hundred of Smith (Greenways)
- Hundred of Fox (Fox)
- Hundred of Coles (Coles)
- Hundred of Killanoola (Maaoupe)
- Hundred of Comaum (Coonawarra, Comaum)