County of Fraser explained

Type:cadastral
Fraser
State:qld
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The County of Fraser is one of 322 counties (a cadastral division) of Queensland, Australia, in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, which consists Fraser Island and some satellite islands off its southwestern coast. It was established on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897, and borders County of March, which lies mainly on the Queensland mainland, but also includes Big Woody Island and other islands in the northern Great Sandy Strait.[1] [2]

Parishes

Fraser Island is divided into six parishes, listed as follows, from North to South (a seventh parish of County of Fraser, namely Dayman, is not located on Fraser Island, but on Big Woody Island and nearby smaller islands):

Parish Coordinates
Carree -24.8°N 166°W
Wathumba -25°N 172°W
Bowarrady -25.1167°N 168°W
Moonbi -25.25°N 161°W
Poyungan -25.45°N 158°W
Talboor -25.6667°N 155°W
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Some nearshore islands off the southern west coast and thus in the Great Sandy Strait also belong to the County of Fraser, specifically to its southernmost parish, Talboor. Among them are Slain Island, Tooth Island, Roundbush Island, Moonboom Island, Gardner Island, Dream Island, Stewart Island, and the Reef Islands.

External links

-25.2667°N 158°W

Notes and References

  1. 1 September 2015.
  2. http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1758 Wide Bay/Burnett District, County of Fraser Maps - D3 Series