County of Livingstone, Queensland explained

Type:cadastral
Livingstone
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Near-Nw:Liebig
Near-N:Palmerston
Near-Ne:Palmerston
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Deas Thompson
Near-S:Raglan
Near-Sw:Pakington
Near-W:Pakington

The County of Livingstone is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is centred on the city of Rockhampton and includes most of the Rockhampton Region.[1] [2] The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846.[3] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[4] Its schedule described Livingstone thus:

Parishes

Livingstone is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Archer -23.3667°N 186°W North Rockhampton, Lakes Creek
Barmoya Rockhampton -23.1167°N 184°W
Bouldercombe Rockhampton -23.5333°N 176°W Bouldercombe
Calioran Rockhampton -23.1833°N 170°W
Canoona Rockhampton -22.95°N 171°W
Cawarral Rockhampton -23.2333°N 188°W Cawarral
Cecil Rockhampton -23.55°N 189°W
Faraday Rockhampton -23.2667°N 166°W Ridgelands
Fitzroy Rockhampton -23.2°N 177°W The Caves
Gavial Rockhampton -23.4667°N 185°W Midgee
Gracemere Rockhampton -23.45°N 177°W Gracemere, Kabra
Herbert Rockhampton -23.4667°N 201°W
Hewittville Rockhampton -23.2333°N 196°W Emu Park, Cooee Bay
Jardine Rockhampton -23.0833°N 175°W Milman
Karkol Rockhampton -23.35°N 176°W
Keppel Rockhampton -23.1333°N 205°W Great Keppel Island
Limestone Rockhampton -23.3667°N 165°W
Meadow Flats Rockhampton -23.35°N 199°W Keppel Sands
Moonmera Rockhampton -23.6°N 169°W
Morinish Rockhampton -23.2°N 160°W
Murchison Rockhampton -23.2833°N 180°W Norman Gardens, Kawana
Neerkol Rockhampton -23.4167°N 168°W
Nicholson Rockhampton -23.3°N 174°W Alton Downs
Playfair Rockhampton -23.55°N 161°W Wycarbah
Plews Rockhampton -23.5833°N 183°W
Rockhampton Rockhampton -23.4°N 180°W Rockhampton, Port Curtis
Rosslyn Rockhampton -22.9833°N 183°W Rossmoya
Stanwell Rockhampton -23.4833°N 166°W Stanwell
Thozet Rockhampton -23.45°N 191°W
Werribee Rockhampton -22.8667°N 179°W
Wiseman Rockhampton -23.3667°N 173°W
Yaamba Rockhampton -23.0667°N 168°W Yaamba
Rockhampton -23.1167°N 193°W Yeppoon

-23.3833°N 181°WExternal links

Notes and References

  1. 8 September 2015.
  2. http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1761 Port Curtis District, County of Livingstone Maps - F5 Series
  3. News: Proclamation . New South Wales Government Gazette . 1855:1737–1738 . 29 June 1855.
  4. News: A Proclamation . Queensland Government Gazette . 75 . 967–980 . 8 March 1901.