County of Pelham

Pelham
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Pelham:
Ferguson Raglan Clinton
Ferguson Pelham Rawbelle
Dawson Rawbelle Rawbelle

The County of Pelham is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland.[1][2] The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846.[3] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[4] Its schedule described Pelham thus:

Bounded on the north by the county of Raglan; on the east by the counties of Clinton and Rawbelle; on the south by the county of Rawbelle and the southern watershed of Scoria and Prospect Creeks; and on the west by the eastern watershed of the Dawson River.

Parishes

Pelham is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Clifford Banana 24°25′S 150°53′E / 24.417°S 150.883°E / -24.417; 150.883 (Clifford Parish)
Coreen Banana 24°23′S 150°19′E / 24.383°S 150.317°E / -24.383; 150.317 (Coreen Parish)
Grevillea Banana 24°39′S 150°47′E / 24.650°S 150.783°E / -24.650; 150.783 (Grevillea Parish) Lawgi
Greycliffe Banana 24°16′S 150°18′E / 24.267°S 150.300°E / -24.267; 150.300 (Greycliffe Parish) Goovigen
Kariboe Banana 24°33′S 150°55′E / 24.550°S 150.917°E / -24.550; 150.917 (Kariboe Parish)
Kooingal Banana 24°31′S 150°27′E / 24.517°S 150.450°E / -24.517; 150.450 (Kooingal Parish)
Kroombit Banana 24°30′S 150°45′E / 24.500°S 150.750°E / -24.500; 150.750 (Kroombit Parish)
Prospect Banana 24°40′S 150°35′E / 24.667°S 150.583°E / -24.667; 150.583 (Prospect Parish)
Scoria Banana 24°35′S 150°37′E / 24.583°S 150.617°E / -24.583; 150.617 (Scoria Parish)
Tiamby Banana 24°40′S 150°28′E / 24.667°S 150.467°E / -24.667; 150.467 (Tiamby Parish)

References

  1. ↑ "Pelham (entry 26314)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Port Curtis District, County of Pelham Maps - F9 Series at Queensland Archives.
  3. ↑ "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1855. p. 1855:1737–1738.
  4. ↑ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

Coordinates: 24°31′S 150°35′E / 24.517°S 150.583°E / -24.517; 150.583


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