County of Nares
The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of HMS Salamander.[1] Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica.[2] It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north.[3]
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Parishes
Nares is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:
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References
- "Nares - county (entry 23870)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 953. .
- Cook District, County of Nares Maps - P9 Series Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine at Queensland Archives.
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