County of Pelham explained

Type:cadastral
Pelham
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Near-Nw:Ferguson
Near-N:Raglan
Near-Ne:Clinton
Near-E:Rawbelle
Near-Se:Rawbelle
Near-S:Rawbelle
Near-Sw:Dawson
Near-W:Ferguson

The County of Pelham is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland.[1] [2] [3] The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846.[4] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[5] Its schedule described Pelham thus:

Parishes

Pelham is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Clifford -24.4167°N 203°W
Coreen Banana -24.3833°N 169°W
Grevillea Banana -24.65°N 197°W Lawgi
Greycliffe Banana -24.2667°N 168°W Goovigen
Kariboe Banana -24.55°N 205°W
Kooingal Banana -24.5167°N 177°W
Kroombit Banana -24.5°N 195°W
Prospect Banana -24.6667°N 185°W
Scoria Banana -24.5833°N 187°W
Tiamby Banana -24.6667°N 178°W

-24.5167°N 185°WExternal links

Notes and References

  1. 8 September 2015.
  2. http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=2116 Port Curtis District, County of Pelham Maps - F9 Series
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231420410/view Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane
  4. News: Proclamation . New South Wales Government Gazette . 1855:1737–1738 . 29 June 1855.
  5. News: A Proclamation . Queensland Government Gazette . 75 . 967–980 . 8 March 1901.