The County of Gunbower is one of the 37

counties of Victoria Cadastral divisions in Victoria are called counties, which are further subdivided into parishes and townships, for cadastral or land administration purposes. Cadastral divisions of county, parish and township form the basis for formal identifica ...

which are part of the

cadastral divisions of Australia Lands administrative divisions of Australia are the cadastral divisions of Australia for the purposes of identification of land to ensure security of land ownership. Most states term these divisions as counties, parishes, hundreds, and other ...

, used for land titles. It is located to the south of the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...

, from

Swan Hill Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia on the Murray Valley Highway and on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River. At , Swan Hill had a population of 11,508. Indigenous Peopl ...

Echuca Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest s ...

. The County of Gunbower was proclaimed in 1871, with others from the Loddon Land District. The name is an aboriginal word.

Parishes

Parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

include: *

Cohuna, Victoria Cohuna is a town situated north of Melbourne, on the Murray Valley Highway, in northern Victoria, Australia. At the , Cohuna had a population of 2,428. History A post office opened in the area on 18 September 1875, known as Mologa until 1876, ...

* Gannawarra, Victoria *

Gunbower, Victoria Gunbower is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Campaspe, north of the state capital, Melbourne on the banks of Gunbower Creek Gunbower is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in ...

Gunbower West, Victoria Gunbower is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Campaspe, north of the state capital, Melbourne on the banks of Gunbower Creek Gunbower is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in ...

Kerang, Victoria Kerang is a rural town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located north-west of Melbourne on the Murray Val ...

* Loddon, Victoria *

Macorna, Victoria Macorna is a small community within the Shire of Gannawarra, Australia. There are only a couple of houses, but there is a football/netball club, cricket club, Landcare group, fire station and a pony club. The town is 85 metres above sea level. ...

* Millewa, Victoria * Mincha, Victoria *

Mincha West, Victoria Mincha ( he, מִנחַה, pronounced as ; sometimes spelled ''Minchah'' or ''Minḥa'') is the afternoon prayer service in Judaism. Etymology The name ''Mincha'', meaning "present", is derived from the meal offering that accompanied each sacri ...

* Mologa, Victoria *

Murrabit, Victoria Murrabit is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. It is on the Murray River, from the state capital, Melbourne and from Swan Hill. Murrabit is in the Shire of Gannawarra local government area and at the , Murrabit and the surrounding area ...

Murrabit West, Victoria Murrabit West is a locality situated in Victoria, Australia. The locality is located in the Shire of Gannawarra local government area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm' ...

* Patho, Victoria *

Terrick Terrick East, Victoria Terrick (formerly Terwick) is a hamlet in the parish of Ellesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the north of the parish, where the lane leading to Chequers meets the main road from Stoke Mandeville to Little Kimble. The haml ...

Terrick Terrick West, Victoria Terrick (formerly Terwick) is a hamlet in the parish of Ellesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the north of the parish, where the lane leading to Chequers meets the main road from Stoke Mandeville to Little Kimble. The haml ...

Tragowel, Victoria Tragowel is a locality in the north-western Victoria, Australia. It is located north-north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. History The Tragowel Plains Irrigation Trust (1886) and the Macorna North Irrigation Trust (1893), provided water f ...

* Torrumbarry, Victoria * Torrumbarry North, Victoria * Wharparilla, Victoria * Yarrowalla, Victoria

References

Vicnames, place name detailsResearch aids, Victoria 1910 County of Gunbower
Cadastral map showing parish boundaries and land ownership, 1890. National Library of Australia {{coord, 35, 59, S, 144, 10, E, region:AU-VIC, display=title Counties of Victoria (Australia)