County of Deas Thompson
Cadastral division in Queensland, Australia
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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]
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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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
Deas Thompson is divided into parishes, as listed below:
| Parish | LGA | Coordinates | Towns |
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| Casuarina | Rockhampton | 23°35′S 150°47′E | |
| Curtis | Gladstone | 23°43′S 151°13′E | Southend (Curtis Island) |
| Langmorn | Gladstone | 23°47′S 150°52′E | Ambrose, Mount Larcom, Raglan |
| Monte Christo | Gladstone | 23°34′S 151°07′E | |
| Nolan | Gladstone | 23°54′S 150°51′E | |
| Raglan | Gladstone | 23°52′S 150°42′E | |
| Rundle | Gladstone | 23°37′S 150°57′E | |
| San Jose | Rockhampton | 23°42′S 150°45′E | Marmor |
| Targinie | Gladstone | 23°43′S 151°05′E | |
| Ultimo | Rockhampton | 23°43′S 150°36′E | Bajool |