County of Auburn

Auburn
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Auburn:
Fortescue Newcastle Newcastle
Bulwer Auburn Boondooma
Bulwer Lytton Lytton

The County of Auburn is a county (a cadastral division) in the Darling Downs region of 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

Auburn is divided into parishes, as listed below:

ParishLGACoordinates
AthloneWestern Downs26°19′S 150°51′E / 26.317°S 150.850°E / -26.317; 150.850 (Athlone Parish)
BallonWestern Downs26°25′S 150°51′E / 26.417°S 150.850°E / -26.417; 150.850 (Ballon Parish)
BartschWestern Downs26°30′S 150°07′E / 26.500°S 150.117°E / -26.500; 150.117 (Bartsch Parish)
BembilWestern Downs26°14′S 150°57′E / 26.233°S 150.950°E / -26.233; 150.950 (Bembil Parish)
BinkeyWestern Downs26°21′S 150°11′E / 26.350°S 150.183°E / -26.350; 150.183 (Binkey Parish)
BurraburriWestern Downs26°25′S 151°06′E / 26.417°S 151.100°E / -26.417; 151.100 (Burraburri Parish)
DelgerWestern Downs26°19′S 151°03′E / 26.317°S 151.050°E / -26.317; 151.050 (Delger Parish)
HookswoodWestern Downs26°29′S 150°21′E / 26.483°S 150.350°E / -26.483; 150.350 (Hookswood Parish)
MacdonaldWestern Downs26°21′S 150°40′E / 26.350°S 150.667°E / -26.350; 150.667 (Macdonald Parish)
MalcolmWestern Downs26°20′S 150°29′E / 26.333°S 150.483°E / -26.333; 150.483 (Malcolm Parish)
PelhamWestern Downs26°22′S 150°20′E / 26.367°S 150.333°E / -26.367; 150.333 (Pelham Parish)
QuandongWestern Downs26°14′S 150°18′E / 26.233°S 150.300°E / -26.233; 150.300 (Quandong Parish)
WongongeraWestern Downs26°32′S 150°31′E / 26.533°S 150.517°E / -26.533; 150.517 (Wongongera Parish)

References

  1. ↑ "Auburn (county) (entry 985)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Darling Downs District, County of Auburn Maps – D2 Series at Queensland Archives.

Coordinates: 26°25′S 150°37′E / 26.417°S 150.617°E / -26.417; 150.617


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