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The County of Livingstone is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is centred on the city of Rockhampton and includes most of the Rockhampton Region. The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846. On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. Its schedule described Livingstone thus:

Bounded on the south by the county of Deas Thompson and the southern boundaries of the parishes of Plews, Bouldercombe, Mooninera and Playfair; on the west by the western boundaries of the parishes of Playfair, Stanwell, Neerkol, Limestone, Morinish, Yaamba, Canoona and Werribee; on the north by the northern boundaries of the parishes of Werribee, Rosslynn and Yeppoon, and on the east by the Pacific Ocean,—inclusive of Great Keppel, North Keppel, and other adjacent islands.

Parishes

Livingstone is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Archer Rockhampton 23°22′S 150°36′E / 23.367°S 150.600°E / -23.367; 150.600 (Archer Parish) North Rockhampton, Lakes Creek
Barmoya Rockhampton 23°07′S 150°34′E / 23.117°S 150.567°E / -23.117; 150.567 (Barmoya Parish)
Bouldercombe Rockhampton 23°32′S 150°26′E / 23.533°S 150.433°E / -23.533; 150.433 (Bouldercombe Parish) Bouldercombe
Calioran Rockhampton 23°11′S 150°20′E / 23.183°S 150.333°E / -23.183; 150.333 (Calioran Parish)
Canoona Rockhampton 22°57′S 150°21′E / 22.950°S 150.350°E / -22.950; 150.350 (Canoona Parish)
Cawarral Rockhampton 23°14′S 150°38′E / 23.233°S 150.633°E / -23.233; 150.633 (Cawarral Parish) Cawarral
Cecil Rockhampton 23°33′S 150°39′E / 23.550°S 150.650°E / -23.550; 150.650 (Cecil Parish)
Faraday Rockhampton 23°16′S 150°16′E / 23.267°S 150.267°E / -23.267; 150.267 (Faraday Parish) Ridgelands
Fitzroy Rockhampton 23°12′S 150°27′E / 23.200°S 150.450°E / -23.200; 150.450 (Fitzroy Parish) The Caves
Gavial Rockhampton 23°28′S 150°35′E / 23.467°S 150.583°E / -23.467; 150.583 (Gavial Parish) Midgee
Gracemere Rockhampton 23°27′S 150°27′E / 23.450°S 150.450°E / -23.450; 150.450 (Gracemere Parish) Gracemere, Kabra
Herbert Rockhampton 23°28′S 150°51′E / 23.467°S 150.850°E / -23.467; 150.850 (Herbert Parish)
Hewittville Rockhampton 23°14′S 150°46′E / 23.233°S 150.767°E / -23.233; 150.767 (Hewittville Parish) Emu Park, Cooee Bay
Jardine Rockhampton 23°05′S 150°25′E / 23.083°S 150.417°E / -23.083; 150.417 (Jardine Parish) Milman
Karkol Rockhampton 23°21′S 150°26′E / 23.350°S 150.433°E / -23.350; 150.433 (Karkol Parish)
Keppel Rockhampton 23°08′S 150°55′E / 23.133°S 150.917°E / -23.133; 150.917 (Keppel Parish) Great Keppel Island
Limestone Rockhampton 23°22′S 150°15′E / 23.367°S 150.250°E / -23.367; 150.250 (Limestone Parish)
Meadow Flats Rockhampton 23°21′S 150°49′E / 23.350°S 150.817°E / -23.350; 150.817 (Meadow Flats Parish) Keppel Sands
Moonmera Rockhampton 23°36′S 150°19′E / 23.600°S 150.317°E / -23.600; 150.317 (Moonmera Parish)
Morinish Rockhampton 23°12′S 150°10′E / 23.200°S 150.167°E / -23.200; 150.167 (Morinish Parish)
Murchison Rockhampton 23°17′S 150°30′E / 23.283°S 150.500°E / -23.283; 150.500 (Murchison Parish) Norman Gardens, Kawana
Neerkol Rockhampton 23°25′S 150°18′E / 23.417°S 150.300°E / -23.417; 150.300 (Neerkol Parish)
Nicholson Rockhampton 23°18′S 150°24′E / 23.300°S 150.400°E / -23.300; 150.400 (Nicholson Parish) Alton Downs
Playfair Rockhampton 23°33′S 150°11′E / 23.550°S 150.183°E / -23.550; 150.183 (Playfair Parish) Wycarbah
Plews Rockhampton 23°35′S 150°33′E / 23.583°S 150.550°E / -23.583; 150.550 (Plews Parish)
Rockhampton Rockhampton 23°24′S 150°30′E / 23.400°S 150.500°E / -23.400; 150.500 (Rockhampton Parish) Rockhampton, Port Curtis
Rosslyn Rockhampton 22°59′S 150°33′E / 22.983°S 150.550°E / -22.983; 150.550 (Rosslyn Parish) Rossmoya
Stanwell Rockhampton 23°29′S 150°16′E / 23.483°S 150.267°E / -23.483; 150.267 (Stanwell Parish) Stanwell
Thozet Rockhampton 23°27′S 150°41′E / 23.450°S 150.683°E / -23.450; 150.683 (Thozet Parish)
Werribee Rockhampton 22°52′S 150°29′E / 22.867°S 150.483°E / -22.867; 150.483 (Werribee Parish)
Wiseman Rockhampton 23°22′S 150°23′E / 23.367°S 150.383°E / -23.367; 150.383 (Wiseman Parish)
Yaamba Rockhampton 23°04′S 150°18′E / 23.067°S 150.300°E / -23.067; 150.300 (Yaamba Parish) Yaamba
Yeppoon Rockhampton 23°07′S 150°43′E / 23.117°S 150.717°E / -23.117; 150.717 (Yeppoon Parish) Yeppoon

References

  1. ^ "Livingstone (entry 19794)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ Port Curtis District, County of Livingstone Maps - F5 Series at Queensland Archives.
  3. ^ "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1855. p. 1855:1737–1738.
  4. ^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.