Sussex County, Western Australia

26 counties of Western Australia

Sussex County was one of the 26 counties of Western Australia that were designated in 1829 as cadastral divisions. Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling named the county in honour of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, the sixth son of George III.^[1]^[2]

It approximately corresponds to the modern-day Sussex Land District which forms the basis for land titles in the area.

References

↑ "Swan River". The Hobart Town Courier. 14 August 1830. p. 2. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
↑ Taylor, Thomas George (1860). Western Australia; its history, progress, position, & prospects, Volume 13. London: G.Street. p. 9. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

Coordinates: 34°00′S 115°20′E / 34.000°S 115.333°E / -34.000; 115.333

Counties of Western Australia

Beaufort Carnarvon Durham Glenelg Goderich Grantham Grey Hay Howick Kent Lanark Lansdowne Melbourne Minto Murray Nelson Peel Plantagenet Perth Stirling Sussex Twiss Victoria Wellington Wicklow York

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