County of Elphinstone, Queensland

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Elphinstone Queensland

Location within Queensland

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The County of Elphinstone is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Townsville. It was named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple (1826-1876), a politician and explorer.^[1] Townsville is mentioned as being in the county of Elphinstone in the 1911 Britannica. ^[2] It is bounded by the Houghton River in the east, and part of the Burdekin River in the south-west

[edit] Parishes within this county

Parishes include:

Parish	LGA	Coordinates
Beor	City of Townsville	19°22′S, 146°52′E
Coonambelah	City of Townsville	19°14′S, 146°47′E
Crimea	Shire of Dalrymple	19°45′S, 146°40′E
Hervey	City of Townsville	19°21′S, 146°30′E
Magnetic	City of Townsville	19°07′S, 146°49′E
Ross	City of Townsville	19°23′S, 146°40′E
Stuart	City of Townsville	19°22′S, 146°48′E
Woodstock	City of Townsville	19°42′S, 146°59′E

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