Palmer County in Queensland in 1890. Paroo County is a cadastral division of

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and a county of the Warrego Land District of southwestern Queensland. 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. The county was the traditional lands of the Margany and Gunggari peoples peoples.Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Kunggari (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. page178. European settlement began in the 1870s.

Climate

The County has a

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''BSh''), very closely bordering on a

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(''BWh''), which is found in the western part of the shire. Summers are sweltering and generally dry except when monsoonal incursions into the continent bring heavy rain, whilst winters are warm and dry with cool to cold mornings.

References

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