County of Balurga
The County of Balurga is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is located in Far North Queensland, east of Kowanyama on the Cape York Peninsula.[2] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[3] Its schedule described Balurga thus:
Bounded on the north by the counties of Kalkah and Lukin; on the west by the county of Koolatah; on the south by the south boundaries of Koolatah, Koolatah No. 4, Koolatah No. 7, Cootah No. 2 and Cootah No. 3 Blocks; and on the east by the east boundaries of Cootah No. 3, Cootah No. 1, Goathland No.3 and Goathland No. 9.
Parishes[edit]
The county is divided into civil parishes.
| Parish | LGA | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Balurga | Cook | 14°55′S 142°15′E / 14.917°S 142.250°E |
| Cloughton | Cook | 15°04′S 142°24′E / 15.067°S 142.400°E |
| Coleman | Cook | 14°55′S 142°28′E / 14.917°S 142.467°E |
| Goathland | Cook | 15°06′S 142°40′E / 15.100°S 142.667°E |
| Greenhow | Cook | 15°07′S 142°54′E / 15.117°S 142.900°E |
| Harkness | Cook | 15°14′S 142°38′E / 15.233°S 142.633°E |
| Helmsley | Cook | 15°24′S 142°51′E / 15.400°S 142.850°E |
| Ingleby | Cook | 14°59′S 142°55′E / 14.983°S 142.917°E |
| Levisham | Cook | 15°12′S 142°22′E / 15.200°S 142.367°E |
| Mungarda | Cook | 14°56′S 142°41′E / 14.933°S 142.683°E |
| Sefton | Cook | 15°21′S 142°20′E / 15.350°S 142.333°E |
| Snainton | Cook | 15°16′S 142°53′E / 15.267°S 142.883°E |
| Wykeham | Cook | 15°23′S 142°35′E / 15.383°S 142.583°E |
References[edit]
- ^ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
- ^ "Balurga (entry 1443)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.
15°04′S 142°32′E / 15.067°S 142.533°E
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