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