County of Balurga

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The County of Balurga is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is located in Far North Queensland, east of Kowanyama on the Cape York Peninsula.^[2] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.^[3] Its schedule described Balurga thus:

Bounded on the north by the counties of Kalkah and Lukin; on the west by the county of Koolatah; on the south by the south boundaries of Koolatah, Koolatah No. 4, Koolatah No. 7, Cootah No. 2 and Cootah No. 3 Blocks; and on the east by the east boundaries of Cootah No. 3, Cootah No. 1, Goathland No.3 and Goathland No. 9.

Parishes

The county is divided into civil parishes.

Parish	LGA	Coordinates
Balurga	Cook	14°55′S 142°15′E / 14.917°S 142.250°E / -14.917; 142.250 (Balurga Parish)
Cloughton	Cook	15°04′S 142°24′E / 15.067°S 142.400°E / -15.067; 142.400 (Cloughton Parish)
Coleman	Cook	14°55′S 142°28′E / 14.917°S 142.467°E / -14.917; 142.467 (Coleman Parish)
Goathland	Cook	15°06′S 142°40′E / 15.100°S 142.667°E / -15.100; 142.667 (Goathland Parish)
Greenhow	Cook	15°07′S 142°54′E / 15.117°S 142.900°E / -15.117; 142.900 (Greenhow Parish)
Harkness	Cook	15°14′S 142°38′E / 15.233°S 142.633°E / -15.233; 142.633 (Harkness Parish)
Helmsley	Cook	15°24′S 142°51′E / 15.400°S 142.850°E / -15.400; 142.850 (Helmsley Parish)
Ingleby	Cook	14°59′S 142°55′E / 14.983°S 142.917°E / -14.983; 142.917 (Ingleby Parish)
Levisham	Cook	15°12′S 142°22′E / 15.200°S 142.367°E / -15.200; 142.367 (Levisham Parish)
Mungarda	Cook	14°56′S 142°41′E / 14.933°S 142.683°E / -14.933; 142.683 (Mungarda Parish)
Sefton	Cook	15°21′S 142°20′E / 15.350°S 142.333°E / -15.350; 142.333 (Sefton Parish)
Snainton	Cook	15°16′S 142°53′E / 15.267°S 142.883°E / -15.267; 142.883 (Snainton Parish)
Wykeham	Cook	15°23′S 142°35′E / 15.383°S 142.583°E / -15.383; 142.583 (Wykeham Parish)

References

^ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
^ "Balurga (entry 1443)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

15°04′S 142°32′E / 15.067°S 142.533°E / -15.067; 142.533

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[1] Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.

[2] "Balurga (entry 1443)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[3] "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

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