Hodgekinson County is a cadastral division of

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north-west of

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. It contains the town of Julatten. The county came into existence in the 19th century, but on 8 March 1901, when the

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issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. From 30 November 2015, the government no longer referenced counties and parishes in land information systems however the

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retains a record for historical purposes.

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