County of Elphinstone
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The County of Elphinstone is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Townsville. It was named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple (1826-1876), a politician and explorer.[1] Townsville is mentioned as being in the county of Elphinstone in the 1911 Britannica.[2] It is bounded by the Haughton River in the east, and part of the Burdekin River in the south-west.[3]
Parishes
Elphinstone is divided into parishes, listed as follows:
References
- ↑ "Elphinestone - county (entry 11567)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ 1911 Britannica, Townsville Archived 2007-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ North Kennedy District, County of Elphinstone Maps - L6 Series at Queensland Archives.
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