Kyabra County, Queensland

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Kyabra County
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Kyabra County
Coordinates: 26°06′S142°57′E / 26.1°S 142.95°E / -26.1; 142.95 (Country of Kyabra)
Country Australia
State Queensland
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
13,085.7 km2 (5,052.4 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10:00 (AEST)

Kyabra County is a cadastral division of Queensland and a county of the South Gregory District of south western Queensland. [1] [2] [3]

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. [4]

History

Patrick Durack established cattle stations in the County in 1868. [5]

The county came into existence on 8 March 1901, when the Governor of Queensland issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. [6]

It was named after a pastoral station established by John Costello. It is believed to an Aboriginal word, meaning large water hole. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kyabra – county in Queensland (entry 18666)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Recent Acquisitions at the British Museum (Natural History)". Nature. 135 (3422): 920–921. 1 June 1935. Bibcode:1935Natur.135S.920.. doi: 10.1038/135920c0 . ISSN   1476-4687.
  3. ↑ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Clyde finally shifts Thylungra for $10.5m". Stock and Land. Fairfax Media. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967-980.
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