Kyabra County, Queensland

Kyabra County Queensland
Kyabra and Bulgroo counties in 1900
Postcode(s)	4736
Area	13,085.7 km2 (5,052.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	1,122 km (697 mi) W of Brisbane 275 km (171 mi) SW of Longreach 76 km (47 mi) NE of Windorah
LGA(s)	Barcoo Shire
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal division(s)	Maranoa

Kyabra County, Queensland is a cadastral division of Queensland and a County of the South Gregory District of south western Queensland. ^{[1] [2]}

The county is divided into civil parishes.

History

The County is the traditional lands of the Gungadidji and Kulumali. Patrick Durack established Cattle Stations in the County in 1868 ^[3]

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. ^[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]

Geography

The center of local government for the county is Jundah, Queensland to the west and the postal code is 4481. The county is named for the Kyabra Creek that flows through the county. ^[6] The economy is based on Agriculture and 'Oil and Gas extraction'.

References

1. "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.
2. Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
3. "Clyde finally shifts Thylungra for $10.5m". Stock and Land. Fairfax Media. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
4. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967-980.
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.
6. Kyabra Creek, bonzle.com.