County of Hamley

The County of Hamley is a cadastral unit (i.e., a comprehensively surveyed and mapped division of land) located in the Australian state of South Australia covers land located in the state's east north of the Murray River, bordering New South Wales and Victoria. It was proclaimed in 1869 by Governor Fergusson and named after Francis Hamley.

Hamley
South Australia
Pelicans, black swans, cormorants and other water birds at Coombool Swamp, Chowilla
Hamley
Coordinates33.789°S 140.697°E / -33.789; 140.697
Established1869
Area5,790 square kilometres (2,236 sq mi)
LGA(s)Berri Barmera Council
Renmark Paringa Council
Unincorporated area
RegionMurray and Mallee
Lands administrative divisions around Hamley:
Windeyer (NSW)
Young Hamley Tara (NSW)
Albert Alfred Millewa (Vic)
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Adjoining counties
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