Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hundred of Alma" in English language version.
Derivation of Name: A battle in the Crimean War; Other Details: Area 138 square miles. The Wakefield River forms the northern boundary of the Hundred.
The first surveys of the Hundred of Alma were made by James Elder in 1855 and it was proclaimed on 22 May 1856 during the vice-regal term of Sir Richard MacDonnell who, no doubt, dubbed it so because, on the banks of the River Alma in the Crimea, the allies gained their first victory in 1854; the name comes from a Tartar word meaning 'apple tree'.
Derivation of Name: A battle in the Crimean War; Other Details: Area 138 square miles. The Wakefield River forms the northern boundary of the Hundred.