County of Solander
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = cadastral
| name = Solander
| state = qld
| image = Solander-county-queensland.png
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location within Queensland
| near-nw = Banks
| near-n = Pacific Ocean
| near-ne = Pacific Ocean
| near-w = Dagmar
| near-e = Pacific Ocean
| near-s = Dagmar
| near-sw = Dagmar
| near-se = Nares
}}
The county of Solander is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the towns of Ayton, Daintree, Mossman and Port Douglas.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231420410/view Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane], Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900. The county is divided into civil parishes.
It was originally the southern part of the county of Banks when the counties were named and bounded in 1901.{{Cite QPN|31356|Solander|county|accessdate=21 June 2017}}[http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1858 Cook District, County of Solander Maps - Q4 Series] at Queensland Archives.
Parishes
Solander is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:
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Parish | LGA | Coordinates | Towns |
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Alexandra | Douglas | {{coord|16|12|S|145|29|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Alexandra Parish}} | Alexandra Bay |
Amy | Douglas | {{coord|16|4|S|144|57|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Amy Parish}} | |
Bloomfield | Douglas | {{coord|16|4|S|145|9|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Bloomfield Parish}} | |
Clerk | Cook | {{coord|15|54|S|145|17|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Clerk Parish}} | Ayton |
Dagmar | Douglas | {{coord|16|13|S|145|12|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Dagmar Parish}} | |
Dedin | Douglas | {{coord|16|22|S|145|16|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Dedin Parish}} | |
Kingsdale | Cook | {{coord|15|47|S|144|57|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Kingsdale Parish}} | |
Mowbray | Douglas | {{coord|16|36|S|145|27|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Mowbray Parish}} | |
Noah | Douglas | {{coord|16|6|S|145|21|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Noah Parish}} | Cape Tribulation |
Phipps | Cook | {{coord|15|50|S|145|7|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Phipps Parish}} | |
Salisbury | Douglas | {{coord|16|32|S|145|26|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Salisbury Parish}} | Port Douglas |
Sporing | Cook | {{coord|15|55|S|145|6|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Sporing Parish}} | |
Spurgeon | Douglas | {{coord|16|13|S|145|4|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Spurgeon Parish}} | |
Tribulation | Douglas | {{coord|16|00|S|145|22|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Tribulation Parish}} | |
Victory | Douglas | {{coord|16|30|S|145|21|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Victory Parish}} | Mossman |
Whyanbeel | Douglas | {{coord|16|22|S|145|22|E|type:adm3rd_region:AU-QLD|name=Whyanbeel Parish}} | Daintree |
References
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External links
- [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-county-solander-sh1-1923.jpg County map of Solander, 1923]
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