County of Cardwell, Queensland

This article is about the Queensland cadastral division. For the South Australian cadastral division, see County of Cardwell (South Australia).

Cardwell
Cadastral division
Location within Queensland
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
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The County of Cardwell is a county (a cadastral division) in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, between Cairns and Townsville. It was named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897. Its name likely honours Edward Cardwell, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1864–1866 and later served as a reformist Secretary of State for War.

Parishes

Cardwell is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish	LGA	Coordinates	Towns
Alcock	Cassowary Coast	17°48′S 145°45′E
Armstrong	Tablelands	18°05′S 145°23′E
Ashton	Hinchinbrook	18°37′S 145°50′E
Bankton	Cassowary Coast	18°01′S 145°38′E
Berwick	Hinchinbrook	18°46′S 146°02′E
Blencoe	Tablelands	18°07′S 145°35′E	Kirrama
Coolgarra	Tablelands	17°35′S 145°10′E
Cordelia	Hinchinbrook	18°38′S 146°15′E	Ingham, Halifax, Lucinda
Dunkalli	Cassowary Coast	17°59′S 146°10′E	Dunk Island
Ellerbeck	Cassowary Coast	18°19′S 146°03′E	Cardwell
Garrawalt	Hinchinbrook	18°28′S 145°50′E	Abergowrie
Glenbora	Cassowary Coast	18°16′S 145°54′E
Goshen	Tablelands	18°11′S 145°24′E
Hecate	Cassowary Coast	18°13′S 146°12′E
Herberton	Tablelands	17°26′S 145°25′E	Herberton
Ismailia	Tablelands	17°48′S 145°30′E
Kirrama	Cassowary Coast	18°10′S 145°43′E
Lannercost	Hinchinbrook	18°36′S 145°59′E	Long Pocket
Leach	Hinchinbrook	18°27′S 146°00′E
Leefe	Cassowary Coast	18°21′S 145°55′E
Marathon	Hinchinbrook	18°34′S 146°10′E	Macknade
Meunga	Cassowary Coast	18°09′S 145°54′E	Kennedy
Millstream	Tablelands	17°43′S 145°20′E
Morecambe	Tablelands	17°50′S 145°05′E
Mullaburra	Tablelands	17°42′S 145°07′E	Mount Garnet
Niagara	Tablelands	18°19′S 145°45′E
Ongera	Tablelands	17°43′S 145°37′E
Palm	Hinchinbrook	18°42′S 146°33′E	Palm Island
Pitt	Cassowary Coast	18°26′S 146°09′E
Ramleh	Tablelands	17°53′S 145°38′E
Ravenshoe	Tablelands	17°38′S 145°30′E	Ravenshoe, Tumoulin
Rockingham	Cassowary Coast	17°56′S 145°57′E	Tully
Silver Valley	Charters Towers	17°28′S 145°17′E
Stone	Hinchinbrook	18°48′S 145°53′E	Upper Stone
Straloch	Cassowary Coast	18°25′S 146°18′E
Timsah	Tablelands	17°57′S 145°30′E
Tirrabella	Tablelands	17°49′S 145°19′E
Trebonne	Hinchinbrook	18°43′S 146°12′E	Ingham, Trebonne, Toobanna
Tyson	Cassowary Coast	18°03′S 145°53′E	Euramo
Waterview	Hinchinbrook	18°54′S 146°11′E	Paluma, Bambaroo
Woodleigh	Tablelands	17°35′S 145°24′E
Woomunda	Tablelands	17°38′S 145°16′E	Innot Hot Springs
Yourka	Tablelands	17°56′S 145°20′E

External links

• "Map of the County of Auburn (sheet 1)". Queensland Government. 1922.
• "Map of the County of Auburn (sheet 2)". Queensland Government. 1922.
• "Map of the County of Auburn (sheet 3)". Queensland Government. 1923.
• "Map of the County of Auburn (sheet 3)". Queensland Government. 1933.