Murray County was one of the original

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and is now one of the 141

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. It included the area which is now part of

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and as far north as Lake George and

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. It was originally bounded on the west by the

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, on the east by the

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and on the north by the

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. A large area of the county was transferred to the Commonwealth government in 1909 in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act to make part of the

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, along with land in Cowley County. Since then, the ACT border is now part of the western boundary. Part of the ACT border is determined by property boundaries in the Parish of Keewong, in the County of Murray; specifically the southern end of portions 177, 218, 211, 36, and 38. This is mentioned in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act of 1909. Murray County is named in honour of Lieutenant-Governor, Sir George Murray (1772–1846). The

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was the first electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.

Parishes within this county

The four parishes of

, Yarrolumla,

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and Gigerline became part of the

in 1911. Some of the other parishes are smaller than they were in the nineteenth century, due to land being taken out of them for the ACT; this includes

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, Amungula,

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, Goorooyarroo,

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and Weetangera. Alterations to parishes on the ACT/NSW border, listed clockwise from the north-west: * Nearly all of the Parish of Weetangera becomes part of the ACT except for the small section near Ginninderra falls at * A small portion of the Parish of Wallaroo becomes part of the ACT at (located to the north-west of Ginninderra Creek) * About half of the Parish of Ginninderra joins the ACT (including Hall) * A minuscule portion of the Parish of Bedulluck joins the ACT, near the northern tip of the territory. * Two non-continuous parts of the Parish of Goorooyarroo join the ACT, which make up about two fifths of the parish area in total. (Northern

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area) * Nearly all of the Parish of Pialligo becomes part of the ACT (includes the current airport and land to the east of

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), except for a small point at (located between the two parts of Goorooyarroo that became part of the territory. * Most of the Parish of Amungula joins the ACT, leaving two non-contiguous segments on either side of the "arm" of the territory in the north-east; the northern section around ; the southern around * About a quarter of the Parish of Majura becomes part of the ACT, this leaves a tiny area separate from the main part of the parish, at * A small section of the Parish of Carwoola becomes part of the ACT, this is located between the

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and the

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railway line at * About half of the Parish of Queanbeyan joins the ACT (modern

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Hume) * A small portion of the Parish of Keewong which is to the east of the

at joins the ACT.

Parish list

A full list of parishes found within this county (including the four former parishes of Canberra, Yarrolumla, Narrabundah and Gigerline which are now wholly in the ACT Map showing proposed Federal Capital Territory and tenures of land within same [cartographic material
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Parishes within this county

Parish list

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