Hundred of Tungkillo
The Hundred of Tungkillo is a cadastral unit of hundred in the southeastern foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges. One of the 10 hundreds of the County of Sturt, it was proclaimed on 7 August 1851 by Governor Henry Young. According to local historian Geoff Manning, the place name is derived from tainkila an indigenous term used by the Peramangk people meaning "ghost moth grubs" which was first applied to Tungkillo mine, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the township of Palmer in the east of the hundred.
| Tungkillo South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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View towards southeast from Randell Road 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Palmer | |||||||||||||||
Tungkillo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.884°S 139.106°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 7 August 1851 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 307.6 km2 (118.75 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| County | Sturt | ||||||||||||||
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Apart from the towns of Tungkillo in the hundred's west and Palmer in the hundred's east, minor portions of the localities of Mount Pleasant, Birdwood, Mount Torrens, Milendella, Mannum and Rockleigh cross over the western, northern and eastern borders of the hundred, respectively.