The County of Dundas 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
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, used for land titles. The county is in the
Western District of Victoria bounded by the
Glenelg River in the west and north, by a line from
Casterton to
Penshurst
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The village is situa ...
in the south, and by the eastern edge of the
Grampians
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in the east. 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 ...
,
Casterton and
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
. The county was proclaimed in 1849.
Parishes
Parishes
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within the county:
*
Balmoral
*Barnoolut
*Beear
*Beerik
*Bepcha
*Bil-Bil-Wyt
*Billiminah
*Bochara
*Boreang East (part in the
County of Borung
The County of Borung is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. The northern boundary of the county is at 36°S. At the north its western boundary is 142°E, its eastern ...
)
*Boreang West (part in the County of Borung)
*Brimboal
*Brim Brim
*Brit Brit
*Bruk Bruk
*Bulart
*Bullawin
*Carapook
*Carrak
*Casterton (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 ...
)
*Cavendish
*Coleraine
*Dewrang
*Ganoo Ganoo
*Gatum Gatum
*Geerak
*Gringegalgona
*Gritjurk
*Hilgray
*Jalur
*Jerrywarook
*Kanawalla
*Karabeal
*Karup Karup
*Kongbool
*Koolomert
*Konong Wootong
*Lambruk
*Larneebunyah
*Mirranatwa
*Mokanger
*Mooralla
*Mooree
*Moorwinstowe
*Mostyn
*Moutajup
*Muntham
*Muryrtym
*North Hamilton
*Panyyabyr
*Pawbymbyr
*Pendyk Pendyk
*Redruth
*Tarrayoukyan
*Toolang
*Toolka
*Urangara
*Wando
*Wanwandyra
*Warrayure
*Warrock
*Wategat
*Wing Wing (part in the County of Borung)
*Woohlpooer
*Wookurkook
*Wytwalan
*Yarramyljup
*Youpayang
*
References
Research aids, Victoria 1910Map of the counties of Follett, Dundas, Ripon, Normanby, Villiers, Hampden, Heytesbury / John Sands
Counties of Victoria (Australia)
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