The County of Bowen is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region to the west of Bundaberg. It was named in honour of Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland.[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 Bowen thus:

Bowen
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Bowen:
Yarrol Flinders Cook
Yarrol Bowen Cook
Wicklow Mackenzie Cook

Bounded on the east by the county of Cook; on the south by the county of Mackenzie; on the west by [...] the parishes of Mundowran, Boomerang, Binjour, Jonday, Yenda, Wolca, Wombah, Kolonga and Toweran; and on the north by the northern boundaries of the parishes of Toweran, Kolonga and Manduran.

Parishes

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Bowen is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns Parish map
Binjour North Burnett 25°33′S 151°29′E / 25.550°S 151.483°E / -25.550; 151.483 (Binjour Parish) Binjour 1973 map
Boolbunda Bundaberg 25°03′S 151°42′E / 25.050°S 151.700°E / -25.050; 151.700 (Boolbunda Parish) Boolboonda 1968 map
Chin Chin North Burnett 25°11′S 151°50′E / 25.183°S 151.833°E / -25.183; 151.833 (Chin Chin Parish) 1876 map
Gin Gin Bundaberg 25°00′S 152°00′E / 25.000°S 152.000°E / -25.000; 152.000 (Gin Gin Parish) Gin Gin, Bullyard, Tirroan 1972 map
Grosvenor North Burnett 25°14′S 151°41′E / 25.233°S 151.683°E / -25.233; 151.683 (Grosvenor Parish) 1969 map
Joanborough Bundaberg 24°56′S 151°54′E / 24.933°S 151.900°E / -24.933; 151.900 (Joanborough Parish) 1971 map
Jonday North Burnett 25°25′S 151°30′E / 25.417°S 151.500°E / -25.417; 151.500 (Jonday Parish) 1969 map
Kolonga Bundaberg 24°51′S 151°43′E / 24.850°S 151.717°E / -24.850; 151.717 (Kolonga Parish) Kolonga 1977 map (sheet 2 only)
Mingo North Burnett 25°20′S 151°46′E / 25.333°S 151.767°E / -25.333; 151.767 (Mingo Parish) 1967 map
Monduran Bundaberg 24°49′S 151°54′E / 24.817°S 151.900°E / -24.817; 151.900 (Monduran Parish) Monduran 1971 map
Moolboolaman Bundaberg 25°01′S 151°49′E / 25.017°S 151.817°E / -25.017; 151.817 (Moolboolaman Parish) Moolboolaman 1972 map
Mount Perry North Burnett 25°09′S 151°42′E / 25.150°S 151.700°E / -25.150; 151.700 (Mount Perry Parish) Mount Perry 1971 map
St Agnes Bundaberg 25°16′S 151°57′E / 25.267°S 151.950°E / -25.267; 151.950 (St Agnes Parish) 1972 map
Tarrara North Burnett 25°27′S 151°37′E / 25.450°S 151.617°E / -25.450; 151.617 (Tarrara Parish) Yenda 1971 map
Taughboyne North Burnett 25°33′S 151°37′E / 25.550°S 151.617°E / -25.550; 151.617 (Taughboyne Parish) Gayndah (N), Ideraway 1971 map
Toweran Gladstone 24°42′S 151°41′E / 24.700°S 151.683°E / -24.700; 151.683 (Toweran Parish) 1976 map
Walla Bundaberg 25°06′S 151°56′E / 25.100°S 151.933°E / -25.100; 151.933 (Walla Parish) Wallaville 1971 map
Wateranga North Burnett 25°23′S 151°50′E / 25.383°S 151.833°E / -25.383; 151.833 (Wateranga Parish) 1972 map
Wetheron North Burnett 25°27′S 151°44′E / 25.450°S 151.733°E / -25.450; 151.733 (Wetheron Parish) 1971 map
Wolca North Burnett 25°11′S 151°34′E / 25.183°S 151.567°E / -25.183; 151.567 (Wolca Parish) 1973 map
Wonbah Bundaberg 25°01′S 151°37′E / 25.017°S 151.617°E / -25.017; 151.617 (Wonbah Parish) 1971 map
Yenda North Burnett 25°20′S 151°38′E / 25.333°S 151.633°E / -25.333; 151.633 (Yenda Parish) 1966 map

References

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  1. ^ "Bowen (entry 4101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ Wide Bay/Burnett Districts, County of Bowen Maps – D2 Series at Queensland Archives.
  3. ^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

25°11′S 151°39′E / 25.183°S 151.650°E / -25.183; 151.650

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