Palmer County, Queensland Explained

Palmer County is a cadastral division of Queensland and a county of the Warrego Land District of southwestern Queensland.^{[1] [2]}

The county is divided into civil parishes.

History

thumb|Palmer County in Queensland in 1890.Prior to colonisation, the county was the traditional lands of the Wadjalang people.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The county came into existence in the 19th century, but on 8 March 1901, when the Governor of Queensland issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.^[6] a large portion was carved off to create Burrandilla County, Queensland.

Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. From 30 November 2015, the government no longer referenced counties and parishes in land information systems however the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying retains a record for historical purposes.^[7]

The centre of local government for the county is Charleville, Queensland just outside the county to the northeast and the postal code is 4470.

Notes and References

1. 1935-06-01. Recent Acquisitions at the British Museum (Natural History). Nature. en. 135. 3422. 920–921. 10.1038/135920c0. 1935Natur.135S.920.. 1476-4687. 4090738. free.
2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231420410/view Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane
3. Breen, Gavan (1990). Salvage Studies of Western Queensland Aboriginal Languages. Research School of Pacific Studies, ANU. .Dalhunty, L. F.; Crombie, James (1887). "Barcoo, Tambo, Mount Enniskillen, and Ravensbourne Creek" (PDF). In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite (ed.). The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent. Volume 3. Melbourne: J. Ferres. pp. 86–89.
4. Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Wadjalang (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. . page 186.
5. Breen, Gavan (1990). Salvage Studies of Western Queensland Aboriginal Languages. Research School of Pacific Studies, ANU. .
6. A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967-980.
7. Web site: Locality boundaries - Queensland. Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. 27 August 2017. 2 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331194333/http://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/custom/viewMetadataDetails.page?uuid=%7B8F24D271-EE3B-491C-915C-E7DD617F95DC%7D. 31 March 2018. live.