County of Balurga

The County of Balurga is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is located in Far North Queensland, east of Kowanyama on the Cape York Peninsula.[1] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[2] Its schedule described Balurga thus:

Bounded on the north by the counties of Kalkah and Lukin; on the west by the county of Koolatah; on the south by the south boundaries of Koolatah, Koolatah No. 4, Koolatah No. 7, Cootah No. 2 and Cootah No. 3 Blocks; and on the east by the east boundaries of Cootah No. 3, Cootah No. 1, Goathland No.3 and Goathland No. 9.

The 319 counties of Queensland in 1901.

Parishes

Parish	LGA	Coordinates
Balurga	Cook	14°55′S 142°15′E
Cloughton	Cook	15°04′S 142°24′E
Coleman	Cook	14°55′S 142°28′E
Goathland	Cook	15°06′S 142°40′E
Greenhow	Cook	15°07′S 142°54′E
Harkness	Cook	15°14′S 142°38′E
Helmsley	Cook	15°24′S 142°51′E
Ingleby	Cook	14°59′S 142°55′E
Levisham	Cook	15°12′S 142°22′E
Mungarda	Cook	14°56′S 142°41′E
Sefton	Cook	15°21′S 142°20′E
Snainton	Cook	15°16′S 142°53′E
Wykeham	Cook	15°23′S 142°35′E

References

1. "Balurga (entry 1443)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
2. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.