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County of Deas Thompson

Coordinates: 23°43′S 150°55′E / 23.717°S 150.917°E / -23.717; 150.917
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Deas Thompson
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Deas Thompson:
Livingstone Livingstone Coral Sea
Raglan Deas Thompson Coral Sea
Raglan Clinton Clinton

The County of Deas Thompson is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is situated between the cities of Gladstone and Rockhampton.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was named for Edward Deas Thomson, a New South Wales politician, but the name was misspelt Thompson when applied to the county.[2][3]

The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846.[4] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[5] Its schedule described Deas Thompson thus:

Bounded on the south by the county of Clinton; on the west by the western boundaries of the parishes of Raglan and Ultimo; on the north by the northern boundaries of the parishes of Ultimo, San Jose and Casuarina; and on the east by the Pacific Ocean,—including Curtis and Facing and other adjacent islands.

Parishes

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Deas Thompson is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Casuarina Rockhampton 23°35′S 150°47′E / 23.583°S 150.783°E / -23.583; 150.783 (Casuarina Parish)
Curtis Gladstone 23°43′S 151°13′E / 23.717°S 151.217°E / -23.717; 151.217 (Curtis Parish) Southend (Curtis Island)
Langmorn Gladstone 23°47′S 150°52′E / 23.783°S 150.867°E / -23.783; 150.867 (Langmorn Parish) Ambrose, Mount Larcom, Raglan
Monte Christo Gladstone 23°34′S 151°07′E / 23.567°S 151.117°E / -23.567; 151.117 (Monte Christo Parish)
Nolan Gladstone 23°54′S 150°51′E / 23.900°S 150.850°E / -23.900; 150.850 (Nolan Parish)
Raglan Gladstone 23°52′S 150°42′E / 23.867°S 150.700°E / -23.867; 150.700 (Raglan Parish)
Rundle Gladstone 23°37′S 150°57′E / 23.617°S 150.950°E / -23.617; 150.950 (Rundle Parish)
San Jose Rockhampton 23°42′S 150°45′E / 23.700°S 150.750°E / -23.700; 150.750 (San Jose Parish) Marmor
Targinie Gladstone 23°43′S 151°05′E / 23.717°S 151.083°E / -23.717; 151.083 (Targinie Parish)
Ultimo Rockhampton 23°43′S 150°36′E / 23.717°S 150.600°E / -23.717; 150.600 (Ultimo Parish) Bajool

References

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  1. ^ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  2. ^ "Deas Thompson (entry 9554)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ Port Curtis District, County of Deas Thompson Maps – F2 Series at Queensland Archives.
  4. ^ "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1855. p. 1855:1737–1738.
  5. ^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.