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The County of Plantagenet is one of the lands administrative divisions of Queensland that has existed since 1901. [1] The county is divided into civil parishes. It is located in the Central Highlands Region of Central Queensland. [2]
It contains the following parishes:
Sapphire Central is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The town of Sapphire is within the locality. Sapphires are mined extensively in the area. At the 2021 census, the locality had a population of 1214 people.
Anakie Siding is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a sapphire mining area. In 2021 census, the locality of Anakie Siding had a population of 155 people.
The County of Canning is a county in Queensland, Australia. The county consists of almost all of the former Shires of Caboolture, Maroochy and Kilcoy and the former City of Caloundra. Its main urbanised areas are centred on the Sunshine Coast and the areas surrounding Caboolture.
Chuwar is a town and suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich and a locality of the City of Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Chuwar had a population of 2,244 people.
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. The county is divided into civil parishes. Townsville is mentioned as being in the county of Elphinstone in the 1911 Britannica. It is bounded by the Haughton River in the east, and part of the Burdekin River in the south-west.
The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland. The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of HMS Salamander. Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica. It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.
The County of Balurga is a county in Queensland, Australia. It is located in Far North Queensland, east of Kowanyama on the Cape York Peninsula. On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. 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.
The county of Banks is one of the counties of Queensland, Australia, that existed before 1901. The county is divided into civil parishes. It is located in Far North Queensland, and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, who with Captain James Cook landed in 1770 at a location within the county. Banks includes the towns of Cooktown, Lakeland and Laura.
The County of Aubigny is a county in Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county lies between 151°E and 152°E longitude, and it covers the Toowoomba Region and the Dalby part of the Western Downs Region, The county was named by the Surveyor-General of New South Wales in 1850, possibly to honour the Earl of Arundel who had a long association with the name Aubigny. The area was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.
The County of March is a county in Queensland, Australia. The county consists of the Noosa area, plus the eastern parts of the Gympie and Fraser Coast regions.
The County of Belmore is a county in Queensland, Australia, located west of the Darling Downs in the Shire of Balonne.
The county of Solander is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the towns of Ayton, Daintree, Mossman and Port Douglas. The county is divided into civil parishes.
The County of Rochedale is a county in Queensland, Australia. The county is divided into civil parishes. It is centred on the city of Mount Isa, its only population centre. On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. Its schedule described Rochedale thus:
Bounded on the north by the county of Brahe and parts of the west and south of Glenvale No. 2 Block to the Leichhardt River, by that river upwards to the north-west corner of Parkside No. 1, by the north, east and south boundaries of that block, part of the south and east boundaries of Parkside No. 2, part of the north, the east, and south boundaries of Parkside No. 5, and the east boundary of Parkside No. 8 Block; on the south by the counties of Chapworth, Waverley and Piturie; and on the west by the county of Nash.
The County of Dawson is a county in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland. The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.
The County of Ferguson is a county in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland. The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.
The County of Pelham is a county in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland. The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846. On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. Its schedule described Pelham thus:
Bounded on the north by the county of Raglan; on the east by the counties of Clinton and Rawbelle; on the south by the county of Rawbelle and the southern watershed of Scoria and Prospect Creeks; and on the west by the eastern watershed of the Dawson River.
The County of Flinders is a county in Queensland, Australia, located in the Central Queensland region between Gladstone and Bundaberg. The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named for Matthew Flinders who explored the Australian coastline.
The County of Deas Thompson is a county in Queensland, Australia. It is situated between the cities of Gladstone and Rockhampton. The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was named for Edward Deas Thomson, a New South Wales politician, but the name was misspelt Thompson when applied to the county.
Willows is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Willows had a population of 144 people.
Somerset Dam is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Somerset Dam had a population of 69 people. When first being planned, it was unofficially known as the Stanley River township.
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