County of Clinton, Queensland

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Clinton
Queensland
Clinton-county-queensland.png
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Clinton:
Deas Thompson Deas Thompson Coral Sea
Raglan Clinton Coral Sea
Pelham
Rawbelle
Yarrol Flinders

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] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. [4] Its schedule described Clinton thus:

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Bounded on the south by the county of Yarrol; on the west by the county of Rawbelle and the eastern watershed of Callide Creek and the Don River; on the north by the northern watershed of the Calliope River; and on the east by the Pacific Ocean and the county of Flinders.

Parishes

Clinton is divided into parishes, as listed below:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
Alma Gladstone 24°02′S150°51′E / 24.033°S 150.850°E / -24.033; 150.850 (Alma Parish)
AucklandGladstone 23°52′S151°13′E / 23.867°S 151.217°E / -23.867; 151.217 (Auckland Parish) Clinton
BalaclavaGladstone 23°59′S150°45′E / 23.983°S 150.750°E / -23.983; 150.750 (Balaclava Parish)
BarmundooGladstone 24°12′S151°07′E / 24.200°S 151.117°E / -24.200; 151.117 (Barmundoo Parish)
BompaGladstone 24°36′S151°22′E / 24.600°S 151.367°E / -24.600; 151.367 (Bompa Parish)
BooroomGladstone 24°05′S151°05′E / 24.083°S 151.083°E / -24.083; 151.083 (Booroom Parish)
BoyneGladstone 24°01′S151°18′E / 24.017°S 151.300°E / -24.017; 151.300 (Boyne Parish) Benaraby
CalliopeGladstone 23°52′S151°09′E / 23.867°S 151.150°E / -23.867; 151.150 (Calliope Parish) Yarwun, Targinie
DawesGladstone 24°35′S151°13′E / 24.583°S 151.217°E / -24.583; 151.217 (Dawes Parish)
DegalgilGladstone 24°24′S151°08′E / 24.400°S 151.133°E / -24.400; 151.133 (Degalgil Parish)
DiglumGladstone 24°17′S151°03′E / 24.283°S 151.050°E / -24.283; 151.050 (Diglum Parish)
East StoweGladstone 23°59′S151°12′E / 23.983°S 151.200°E / -23.983; 151.200 (East Stowe Parish) Calliope
GatcombeGladstone 23°51′S151°21′E / 23.850°S 151.350°E / -23.850; 151.350 (Gatcombe Parish)
GayfieldGladstone 24°07′S150°47′E / 24.117°S 150.783°E / -24.117; 150.783 (Gayfield Parish)
GladstoneGladstone 23°52′S151°16′E / 23.867°S 151.267°E / -23.867; 151.267 (Gladstone Parish) Gladstone, Toolooa
IveraghGladstone 24°01′S151°23′E / 24.017°S 151.383°E / -24.017; 151.383 (Iveragh Parish) Tannum Sands, Bangalee
MaxweltonGladstone 24°08′S150°56′E / 24.133°S 150.933°E / -24.133; 150.933 (Maxwelton Parish)
MiltonGladstone 24°24′S151°20′E / 24.400°S 151.333°E / -24.400; 151.333 (Milton Parish) Nagoorin, Ubobo
Mount LarcomGladstone 23°53′S151°01′E / 23.883°S 151.017°E / -23.883; 151.017 (Mount Larcom Parish)
O'ConnellGladstone 24°07′S151°22′E / 24.117°S 151.367°E / -24.117; 151.367 (O'Connell Parish) Iveragh
PembertonGladstone 24°14′S151°20′E / 24.233°S 151.333°E / -24.233; 151.333 (Pemberton Parish)
RadleyGladstone 24°28′S151°14′E / 24.467°S 151.233°E / -24.467; 151.233 (Radley Parish)
RiverstonGladstone 24°05′S151°12′E / 24.083°S 151.200°E / -24.083; 151.200 (Riverston Parish)
RuleGladstone 24°31′S151°21′E / 24.517°S 151.350°E / -24.517; 151.350 (Rule Parish) Builyan
South TreesGladstone 23°55′S151°20′E / 23.917°S 151.333°E / -23.917; 151.333 (South Trees Parish) Boyne Island
TondoonGladstone 23°54′S151°17′E / 23.900°S 151.283°E / -23.900; 151.283 (Tondoon Parish) Glen Eden
ToolooaGladstone 23°57′S151°16′E / 23.950°S 151.267°E / -23.950; 151.267 (Toolooa Parish)
West StoweGladstone 23°58′S151°07′E / 23.967°S 151.117°E / -23.967; 151.117 (West Stowe Parish)
WietalabaGladstone 24°17′S151°14′E / 24.283°S 151.233°E / -24.283; 151.233 (Wietalaba Parish)

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References

  1. "Clinton (entry 7449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. Port Curtis District, County of Clinton Maps – F1 Series at Queensland Archives.
  3. "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1855. p. 1855:1737–1738.
  4. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

23°50′S151°15′E / 23.833°S 151.250°E / -23.833; 151.250