County of Carlisle

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Carlisle
Queensland
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Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Carlisle:
Herbert Herbert Coral Sea
Drake Carlisle Coral Sea
Grosvenor Wodehouse Murchison
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The County of Carlisle is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. The county is centred on the city of Mackay and includes most of the Mackay Region. It takes its name from Carlisle in England. [1] [2]

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On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. [3] Its schedule described Carlisle thus:

Bounded on the south by the counties of Murchison, Wodehouse and Grosvenor; on the west by the eastern boundaries of Suttor Creek and Cerito portion B Resumption, Byerwen Consolidation and Havilah Lease, part of the south and the east boundaries of Sonomo Resumption, and by the east boundary of Henry O.L.; on the north by the south boundaries of Ellen Valley Consolidations, parts of the west and north boundaries of the Normanby Gold Field, part of the west and the south boundaries of Mountain Home Lease, the south boundary of Mountain Home Resumption, part of the north-west, the south and east boundaries of Bromby Park Lease to the Andromache River, by that river and the O'Connell River downwards to the sea-coast; and on the east by the sea-coast,—inclusive of all adjacent islands.

Parishes

Carlisle is divided into parishes, as listed below:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
Abingdon Mackay 21°12′S148°54′E / 21.200°S 148.900°E / -21.200; 148.900 (Abingdon Parish) Marian, Mirani
BassettMackay 21°05′S149°07′E / 21.083°S 149.117°E / -21.083; 149.117 (Bassett Parish) North Mackay, Andergrove, Bucasia, Slade Point
BeverleyMackay 21°21′S149°45′E / 21.350°S 149.750°E / -21.350; 149.750 (Beverley Parish) (offshore)
BloomsburyMackay 20°40′S148°38′E / 20.667°S 148.633°E / -20.667; 148.633 (Bloomsbury Parish) Bloomsbury
Bong BongMackay 21°20′S148°45′E / 21.333°S 148.750°E / -21.333; 148.750 (Bong Bong Parish)
ChelonaMackay 21°15′S149°08′E / 21.250°S 149.133°E / -21.250; 149.133 (Chelona Parish) Chelona, Homebush
EtonMackay 21°19′S149°00′E / 21.317°S 149.000°E / -21.317; 149.000 (Eton Parish) Eton
GreenmountMackay 21°10′S149°03′E / 21.167°S 149.050°E / -21.167; 149.050 (Greenmount Parish) Walkerston
HamiltonMackay 21°07′S148°51′E / 21.117°S 148.850°E / -21.117; 148.850 (Hamilton Parish)
HampdenMackay 21°04′S149°00′E / 21.067°S 149.000°E / -21.067; 149.000 (Hampden Parish) Hampden, Habana
HazledeanMackay 21°21′S148°53′E / 21.350°S 148.883°E / -21.350; 148.883 (Hazledean Parish)
HectorMackay 21°20′S149°14′E / 21.333°S 149.233°E / -21.333; 149.233 (Hector Parish) Hay Point, Sarina Beach
HomebushMackay 21°21′S149°06′E / 21.350°S 149.100°E / -21.350; 149.100 (Homebush Parish) Munbura
HowardMackay 21°11′S149°10′E / 21.183°S 149.167°E / -21.183; 149.167 (Howard Parish) Mackay, Bakers Creek
IngotMackay 20°42′S149°10′E / 20.700°S 149.167°E / -20.700; 149.167 (Ingot Parish) (offshore)
KelvinMackay 21°39′S149°14′E / 21.650°S 149.233°E / -21.650; 149.233 (Kelvin Parish) Koumala
LacyMackay 20°54′S148°39′E / 20.900°S 148.650°E / -20.900; 148.650 (Lacy Parish) Yalboroo
MacartneyMackay 20°41′S148°31′E / 20.683°S 148.517°E / -20.683; 148.517 (Macartney Parish)
MartonMackay 20°57′S150°05′E / 20.950°S 150.083°E / -20.950; 150.083 (Marton Parish) (offshore)
Mia MiaMackay 21°12′S148°39′E / 21.200°S 148.650°E / -21.200; 148.650 (Mia Mia Parish) Finch Hatton, Pinnacle
Mount FunnelMackay 21°35′S149°21′E / 21.583°S 149.350°E / -21.583; 149.350 (Mount Funnel Parish) Cape Palmerston NP
OssaMackay 20°58′S148°55′E / 20.967°S 148.917°E / -20.967; 148.917 (Ossa Parish) Seaforth, Kuttabul, Mount Ossa
PelionMackay 21°04′S148°39′E / 21.067°S 148.650°E / -21.067; 148.650 (Pelion Parish)
SarinaMackay 21°27′S149°11′E / 21.450°S 149.183°E / -21.450; 149.183 (Sarina Parish) Sarina, Armstrong Beach
St HelensMackay 20°52′S148°46′E / 20.867°S 148.767°E / -20.867; 148.767 (St Helens Parish) Calen, Pindi Pindi
TeemburraMackay 21°19′S148°37′E / 21.317°S 148.617°E / -21.317; 148.617 (Teemburra Parish)

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References

  1. "Carlisle (entry 6254)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. South Kennedy District, County of Carlisle Maps - J5 Series at Queensland Archives.
  3. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.