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Queensland had been divided into 109 counties in the nineteenth century, before the Land Act of 1897 subdivided many of these counties to 319. Some of the eastern counties remained the same, with most of the subdivisions occurring in the west and north. The current counties were named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901. [3] [4]
The counties appear on some nineteenth century maps of Australia along with counties in other states, [41] [42] however it was the land districts which were used for cadastral purposes, and were the equivalent of the counties used in the eastern states. Around the end of the twentieth century, legal documents usually wrote them in the order ...
The Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying is a museum at 317 Edward Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It collects and exhibits material relating to the surveying of Queensland and the maps created. It is a sub-branch of the Queensland Museum. [1] [2] It actively digitises and makes available historic maps and aerial imagery under open ...
The County of Clinton is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia.It is centred on the city of Gladstone and includes most of the Gladstone Region. [1] [2] The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846. [3]
The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland. [1] The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of HMS Salamander. [2]
The County of Ward is a county (a cadastral division) in the south-eastern corner of Queensland, Australia. [1] The main urban area within the county is the city of the Gold Coast, and it also extends to include the southern parts of the West Moreton region centred on Beaudesert and Boonah.
The County of Elphinstone is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Townsville. It was named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple (1826–1876), a politician and explorer. [1] [2] The county is divided into civil parishes. Townsville is mentioned as being in the county of Elphinstone in the 1911 Britannica. [3]
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