County of Wicklow, Queensland

Wicklow
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Wicklow:
Dawson Rawbelle Yarrol
Fortescue Wicklow Bowen
Fortescue Newcastle Mackenzie

Wicklow County is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region.[1][2] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[3] Its schedule described Wicklow thus:

Bounded on the east by the county of Yarrol; on the south by the county of Newcastle; on the west by the eastern watershed of the Dawson River; and on the north by the south boundaries of Knockbreak Lease, Calrossie Resumption, Culcragie Lease, part of Culcragie Resumption, and by the north boundary of Eidsvold Resumption.

Parishes

Parish LGA Coordinates
Auburn North Burnett 25°36′S 151°07′E / 25.600°S 151.117°E / -25.600; 151.117 (Auburn Parish)
Boolgal North Burnett 25°27′S 150°55′E / 25.450°S 150.917°E / -25.450; 150.917 (Boolgal Parish)
Borania North Burnett 25°22′S 150°30′E / 25.367°S 150.500°E / -25.367; 150.500 (Borania Parish)
Cheltenham North Burnett 25°34′S 150°49′E / 25.567°S 150.817°E / -25.567; 150.817 (Cheltenham Parish)
Cloncose North Burnett 25°23′S 150°38′E / 25.383°S 150.633°E / -25.383; 150.633 (Cloncose Parish)
Dykehead North Burnett 25°37′S 151°00′E / 25.617°S 151.000°E / -25.617; 151.000 (Dykehead Parish)
Dyngie North Burnett 25°28′S 150°31′E / 25.467°S 150.517°E / -25.467; 150.517 (Dyngie Parish)
Eidsvold North Burnett 25°27′S 151°03′E / 25.450°S 151.050°E / -25.450; 151.050 (Eidsvold Parish)
Narayen North Burnett 25°39′S 150°51′E / 25.650°S 150.850°E / -25.650; 150.850 (Narayen Parish)
Redbank North Burnett 25°36′S 150°41′E / 25.600°S 150.683°E / -25.600; 150.683 (Redbank Parish)
Woodbank North Burnett 25°35′S 150°30′E / 25.583°S 150.500°E / -25.583; 150.500 (Woodbank Parish)
Yerilla North Burnett 25°24′S 150°48′E / 25.400°S 150.800°E / -25.400; 150.800 (Yerilla Parish)

References

  1. ↑ "Wicklow (entry 37408)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Wide Bay/Burnett District, County of Wicklow Maps – E2 Series at Queensland Archives.
  3. ↑ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

Coordinates: 25°47′S 150°49′E / 25.783°S 150.817°E / -25.783; 150.817


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