Glanworth County, Queensland

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Glanworth is a county in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]

It is located on the Westphalia Creek about 760km north-west of Queenland's capital city, Brisbane, [2] and has an elevation of approximately 366m above sea level. [3] [4]

Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. From 30 November 2015, the government no longer referenced counties and parishes in land information systems; however the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying retains a record for historical purposes. [5]

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References

  1. "Glanworth – county in the Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 13882)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. Glanworth, Queensland.
  3. Glanworth, Queensland, ozexplorer.com
  4. Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  5. "Locality boundaries - Queensland". Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

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