County of Flinders, Queensland


The County of Flinders is a county in Queensland, Australia, located in the Central Queensland region between Gladstone and Bundaberg. It was named for Matthew Flinders who explored the Australian coastline.
The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846. On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. Its schedule described Flinders thus:

Parishes

Flinders is divided into parishes, as listed below:
ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
Arthurs SeatGladstone
BaffleGladstone
BulburinGladstone
BunkerGladstone
EuleilahGladstone
EurimbulaGladstoneTown of 1770
LittabellaBundabergWatalgan
Miriam ValeGladstoneMiriam Vale
PolmailyGladstoneBororen
Rodds BayGladstone
RosedaleGladstoneRosedale
TauntonGladstone
ThornhillGladstone
TottenhamGladstoneRosedale
UxbridgeGladstoneAgnes Water
WarroGladstoneLowmead