County of Balurga

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The 319 counties of Queensland in 1901.

The County of Balurga is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is located in Far North Queensland, east of Kowanyama on the Cape York Peninsula. [2] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. [3] Its schedule described Balurga thus:

Bounded on the north by the counties of Kalkah and Lukin; on the west by the county of Koolatah; on the south by the south boundaries of Koolatah, Koolatah No. 4, Koolatah No. 7, Cootah No. 2 and Cootah No. 3 Blocks; and on the east by the east boundaries of Cootah No. 3, Cootah No. 1, Goathland No.3 and Goathland No. 9.

Parishes

The county is divided into civil parishes.

ParishLGACoordinates
Balurga Cook 14°55′S142°15′E / 14.917°S 142.250°E / -14.917; 142.250 (Balurga Parish)
Cloughton Cook 15°04′S142°24′E / 15.067°S 142.400°E / -15.067; 142.400 (Cloughton Parish)
Coleman Cook 14°55′S142°28′E / 14.917°S 142.467°E / -14.917; 142.467 (Coleman Parish)
Goathland Cook 15°06′S142°40′E / 15.100°S 142.667°E / -15.100; 142.667 (Goathland Parish)
Greenhow Cook 15°07′S142°54′E / 15.117°S 142.900°E / -15.117; 142.900 (Greenhow Parish)
Harkness Cook 15°14′S142°38′E / 15.233°S 142.633°E / -15.233; 142.633 (Harkness Parish)
Helmsley Cook 15°24′S142°51′E / 15.400°S 142.850°E / -15.400; 142.850 (Helmsley Parish)
Ingleby Cook 14°59′S142°55′E / 14.983°S 142.917°E / -14.983; 142.917 (Ingleby Parish)
Levisham Cook 15°12′S142°22′E / 15.200°S 142.367°E / -15.200; 142.367 (Levisham Parish)
Mungarda Cook 14°56′S142°41′E / 14.933°S 142.683°E / -14.933; 142.683 (Mungarda Parish)
Sefton Cook 15°21′S142°20′E / 15.350°S 142.333°E / -15.350; 142.333 (Sefton Parish)
Snainton Cook 15°16′S142°53′E / 15.267°S 142.883°E / -15.267; 142.883 (Snainton Parish)
Wykeham Cook 15°23′S142°35′E / 15.383°S 142.583°E / -15.383; 142.583 (Wykeham Parish)

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References

  1. Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  2. "Balurga (entry 1443)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

15°04′S142°32′E / 15.067°S 142.533°E / -15.067; 142.533