County of Fortescue

The County of Fortescue is a county (a cadastral division) in Central Queensland, 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]

Fortescue
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Fortescue:
Labouchere Dawson Wicklow
Aberdeen Fortescue Newcastle
Aberdeen Bulwer Auburn

Parishes

Fortescue is divided into parishes, as listed below:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
ArdahBanana25°51′S 149°39′E
BentleyBanana25°42′S 150°02′E
BiloelaBanana25°46′S 150°10′E
BockemurryBanana25°46′S 150°20′E
BundiWestern Downs25°58′S 149°40′E
BungabanWestern Downs25°57′S 150°09′E
CarrabaBanana25°47′S 149°45′E
CherwondahWestern Downs26°15′S 150°00′EGuluguba
CockatooBanana25°37′S 150°02′E
ConloiWestern Downs26°20′S 149°55′E
CooagaWestern Downs26°06′S 150°15′E
DawsonBanana25°33′S 150°20′E
DownfallWestern Downs26°14′S 150°07′E
GlebeBanana25°32′S 150°02′E
HinchleyWestern Downs26°08′S 149°44′E
JerrardWestern Downs26°02′S 150°04′E
JuandahWestern Downs26°08′S 149°50′E
JulietWestern Downs25°52′S 150°02′E
KeraBanana25°44′S 149°54′E
KroomgahBanana25°40′S 150°18′E
LanghorneWestern Downs25°51′S 149°54′E
McLeodBanana25°35′S 150°12′E
MundellWestern Downs25°56′S 150°17′E
PriceBanana25°28′S 150°12′E
RochedaleWestern Downs25°58′S 149°50′EGrosmont
TaroomBanana25°38′S 149°51′ETaroom
WandoanWestern Downs26°08′S 150°00′EWandoan
WoleebeeMaranoa26°18′S 149°45′E
gollark: pytz and also all time zones are so unintuitive.
gollark: This is wrong, but differently, at least.
gollark: --remind 1m "queued at 17:54:whatever"
gollark: --magic reload_ext reminders
gollark: --remind 1m "queued at 17:51:whatever"

References

  1. "Fortescue (entry 12934)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. Leichhardt District, County of Fortescue Maps – H2 Series at Queensland Archives.
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