County of Dawson

The County of Dawson is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland. The county was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.[1][2]

Dawson
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Dawson:
Bauhinia Ferguson Pelham
Labouchere Dawson Rawbelle
Labouchere Fortescue Wicklow

Parishes

Dawson is divided into parishes, as listed below:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
BelmontBanana24°47′S 150°21′E
BlackmanBanana25°21′S 150°12′E
CamboonBanana25°05′S 150°30′ECamboon
ColomboBanana24°51′S 150°30′E
CoteedaBanana25°09′S 150°12′E
CracowBanana25°24′S 150°19′ECracow
DresdenBanana25°16′S 150°22′E
KiangaBanana24°43′S 150°07′E
MungungalBanana25°08′S 150°21′E
OkangalBanana25°01′S 150°19′E
TarrambaBanana24°39′S 150°14′E
WalloonBanana24°57′S 150°08′ETheodore
WoolthorpeBanana24°51′S 150°05′E
WooltonBanana24°54′S 150°20′E

References

  1. "Dawson (entry 9450)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. Leichhardt District, County of Dawson Maps - G8 Series at Queensland Archives.
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