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 Dolomite formations inTantanoola Caves within the Hundred of Hindmarsh | |||||||||||||
  Grey | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:37°39′S140°38′E / 37.65°S 140.64°E /-37.65; 140.64 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 23 July 1846[1] | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5,294 km2 (2,044 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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TheCounty of Grey is one of the49 cadastral counties ofSouth Australia. It was proclaimed in 1846 by GovernorFrederick Robe and named for former GovernorGeorge Grey.[2] It covers the extreme south-east of the state fromPenola andLake George southwards.[2] This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state:
The County of Grey is divided into the following 21hundreds:
Other Details: Area 2044 square miles. George Grey, Governor of South Australia 15/5/1841-25/10/1845. Supporting Information: Government Gazette 23/7/1846