The County of Normanby in Victoria, 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 t ...
, used for land titles. The county is in the
Western District of Victoria bounded by the
Glenelg River in the west and the
Eumeralla River
The Eumeralla River is a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Course and features
The Eumeralla River rises northeast of Macarthur, and flows generally south, and then wes ...
in the east, by a line through
Casterton and
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
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** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
in the north, and by
Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...
(
Portland Bay
Portland Bay ( Dhauwurdwurrung: ''Kardermudelar / Pathowwererer'') is a small bay off the coast of Victoria, Australia. It is about west of Melbourne. The city of Portland is located on the bay. The western end of the bay is marked by the he ...
) to the south. Larger towns include
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
,
Portland
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* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
and
Heywood. The county was proclaimed in 1853, but it was known earlier since the 1849 proclamation of Follett County and Dundas County referred to its boundaries.
[NSW Government Gazette for the Port Philip District, 1 January 1849]
Parishes
Parishes
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within the county:
*Annya
*Ardonachie
*Audley
*Balrook
*Bessiebelle
*Bolwarra
*Bramburra
*Branxholme
*Byaduk
*Byambynee
*Cobboboonee
*Condah
*Croxton West
*Curracurt
*Dartmoor (part in the
County of Follett
The County of Follett is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It comprises a strip in the far southwest of the state bounded by the Glenelg River (Victoria), Glenelg Rive ...
)
*Digby
*Drik Drik
*Drumborg
*Dunmore
*Eumeralla
*Glenaulin
*Glenelg (part in the County of Follett)
*Gorae
*Grassdale
*Greenhills
*Heywood
*Homerton
*Hotspur
*Kentbruck
*Killara
*Macarthur
*Merino
*Mocamboro
*Monivae
*Mouzie
*Murndal
*Myamyn
*Myaring
*Napier
*Narrawong
*Portland
*Sandford
*South Hamilton
*Tahara
*Tarragal
*Trewalla
*Tyrendarra
*Warrabkook
*Warrain
*Wataepoolan
*Weecurra
*Weerangourt
*Winyayung
*Yatchew West
*Yulecart
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See also
*
List of reduplicated Australian place names
These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" ''many cr ...
References
Research aids, Victoria 1910Map of the counties of Follett, Dundas, Ripon, Normanby, Villiers, Hampden, Heytesbury / John Sands
External links
Counties of Victoria (Australia)
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