County of Fortescue explained

Type:cadastral
Fortescue
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Near-Nw:Labouchere
Near-N:Dawson
Near-Ne:Wicklow
Near-E:Newcastle
Near-Se:Auburn
Near-S:Bulwer
Near-Sw:Aberdeen
Near-W:Aberdeen

The County of Fortescue is a county (a cadastral division) in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Much of its area is within the Barakula State Forest. It was named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.[1] [2]

Parishes

Fortescue is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Ardah -25.85°N 188°W
Bentley Banana -25.7°N 152°W
Biloela Banana -25.7667°N 160°W
Bockemurry Banana -25.7667°N 170°W
Bundi -25.9667°N 189°W
Bungaban Western Downs -25.95°N 159°W
Carraba Banana -25.7833°N 194°W
Cherwondah Western Downs -26.25°N 150°W Guluguba
Cockatoo Banana -25.6167°N 152°W
Conloi Western Downs -26.3333°N 204°W
Cooaga Western Downs -26.1°N 165°W
Dawson Banana -25.55°N 170°W
Downfall Western Downs -26.2333°N 157°W
Glebe Banana -25.5333°N 152°W
Hinchley Western Downs -26.1333°N 193°W
Jerrard Western Downs -26.0333°N 154°W
Juandah Western Downs -26.1333°N 199°W
Juliet Western Downs -25.8667°N 152°W
Kera Banana -25.7333°N 203°W
Kroomgah Banana -25.6667°N 168°W
Langhorne Western Downs -25.85°N 203°W
McLeod Banana -25.5833°N 162°W
Mundell Western Downs -25.9333°N 167°W
Price Banana -25.4667°N 162°W
Rochedale Western Downs -25.9667°N 199°W Grosmont
Taroom Banana -25.6333°N 200°W Taroom
Wandoan Western Downs -26.1333°N 150°W Wandoan
Woleebee -26.3°N 194°W

-25.65°N 197°WExternal links

Notes and References

  1. 8 September 2015.
  2. http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1884 Leichhardt District, County of Fortescue Maps – H2 Series