Hundred of Pichi Richi
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Plan of the Hundred in 1884 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°20′37″S 138°00′05″E / 32.343483°S 138.001288°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 240 km2 (94 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Pichi Richi is a cadastral hundred of the County of Newcastle in South Australia, and 293 m (961 ft) above sea level. It spans the eastern slopes of Dutchman Range and is centred on the township of Quorn.
The traditional owners of the area are the Ngadjuri people. The first European explorer to the area was Thomas Burr in September 1842.