County of Dawson

Dawson
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Dawson:
Bauhinia Ferguson Pelham
Labouchere Dawson Rawbelle
Labouchere Fortescue Wicklow

The County of Dawson is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland. The county was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.[1][2]

Parishes

Dawson is divided into parishes, as listed below:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
BelmontBanana24°47′S 150°21′E / 24.783°S 150.350°E / -24.783; 150.350 (Belmont Parish)
BlackmanBanana25°21′S 150°12′E / 25.350°S 150.200°E / -25.350; 150.200 (Blackman Parish)
CamboonBanana25°05′S 150°30′E / 25.083°S 150.500°E / -25.083; 150.500 (Camboon Parish)Camboon
ColomboBanana24°51′S 150°30′E / 24.850°S 150.500°E / -24.850; 150.500 (Colombo Parish)
CoteedaBanana25°09′S 150°12′E / 25.150°S 150.200°E / -25.150; 150.200 (Coteeda Parish)
CracowBanana25°24′S 150°19′E / 25.400°S 150.317°E / -25.400; 150.317 (Cracow Parish)Cracow
DresdenBanana25°16′S 150°22′E / 25.267°S 150.367°E / -25.267; 150.367 (Dresden Parish)
KiangaBanana24°43′S 150°07′E / 24.717°S 150.117°E / -24.717; 150.117 (Kianga Parish)
MungungalBanana25°08′S 150°21′E / 25.133°S 150.350°E / -25.133; 150.350 (Mungungal Parish)
OkangalBanana25°01′S 150°19′E / 25.017°S 150.317°E / -25.017; 150.317 (Okangal Parish)
TarrambaBanana24°39′S 150°14′E / 24.650°S 150.233°E / -24.650; 150.233 (Tarramba Parish)
WalloonBanana24°57′S 150°08′E / 24.950°S 150.133°E / -24.950; 150.133 (Walloon Parish)Theodore
WoolthorpeBanana24°51′S 150°05′E / 24.850°S 150.083°E / -24.850; 150.083 (Woolthorpe Parish)
WooltonBanana24°54′S 150°20′E / 24.900°S 150.333°E / -24.900; 150.333 (Woolton Parish)

References

  1. ↑ "Dawson (entry 9450)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Leichhardt District, County of Dawson Maps - G8 Series at Queensland Archives.

Coordinates: 24°56′S 150°16′E / 24.933°S 150.267°E / -24.933; 150.267


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