County of Wicklow, Queensland

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:

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

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

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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

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  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. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.