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[[Yackamoorundie Creek]], a major tributary of the [[Broughton River]], rises north of Caltowie.
[[Yackamoorundie Creek]], a major tributary of the [[Broughton River]], rises north of Caltowie.

The main town of the hundred is Yakka.
==See Also==
==See Also==
[[Lands administrative divisions of South Australia]]
[[Lands administrative divisions of South Australia]]

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File:Hundred of Yackamoorundie, 1962

The Hundred of Yackamoorundie,is a hundred within County of Stanley, South Australia.[1] It was proclaimed on 18 February 1869, and the name is derived from the Aboriginal jakaramurundi meaning ‘sandy plain country’.[2]

Yackamoorundie Creek, a major tributary of the Broughton River, rises north of Caltowie.

The main town of the hundred is Yakka.

See Also

Lands administrative divisions of South Australia

References

  1. ^ The Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group Inc. of South Australia, The Counties & Hundreds of South Australia.
  2. ^ South Australian Place names.