County of Dawson explained

Type:cadastral
Dawson
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Near-Nw:Bauhinia
Near-N:Ferguson
Near-Ne:Pelham
Near-E:Rawbelle
Near-Se:Wicklow
Near-S:Fortescue
Near-Sw:Labouchere
Near-W:Labouchere

The County of Dawson is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland. [1] 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.[2] [3]

Parishes

Dawson is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Belmont -24.7833°N 171°W
Blackman Banana -25.35°N 162°W
Camboon Banana -25.0833°N 180°W Camboon
Colombo Banana -24.85°N 180°W
Coteeda Banana -25.15°N 162°W
Cracow Banana -25.4°N 169°W Cracow
Dresden Banana -25.2667°N 172°W
Kianga Banana -24.7167°N 157°W
Mungungal Banana -25.1333°N 171°W
Okangal Banana -25.0167°N 169°W
Tarramba Banana -24.65°N 164°W
Walloon Banana -24.95°N 158°W Theodore
Woolthorpe Banana -24.85°N 155°W
Woolton Banana -24.9°N 170°W

-24.9333°N 166°WExternal links

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231420410/view Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane
  2. 8 September 2015.
  3. http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1764 Leichhardt District, County of Dawson Maps - G8 Series