County of Deas Thompson

Deas Thompson Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Deas Thompson: Livingstone Livingstone Coral Sea Raglan Deas Thompson Coral Sea Raglan Clinton Clinton

The County of Deas Thompson is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is situated between the cities of Gladstone and Rockhampton. The county was named for Edward Deas Thomson, a New South Wales politician, but the name was misspelt Thompson when applied to the county.^[1][2]

The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846.^[3] On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.^[4] Its schedule described Deas Thompson thus:

Bounded on the south by the county of Clinton; on the west by the western boundaries of the parishes of Raglan and Ultimo; on the north by the northern boundaries of the parishes of Ultimo, San Jose and Casuarina; and on the east by the Pacific Ocean,—including Curtis and Facing and other adjacent islands.

Parishes

Deas Thompson is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish	LGA	Coordinates	Towns
Casuarina	Rockhampton	23°35′S 150°47′E / 23.583°S 150.783°E
Curtis	Gladstone	23°43′S 151°13′E / 23.717°S 151.217°E	Southend (Curtis Island)
Langmorn	Gladstone	23°47′S 150°52′E / 23.783°S 150.867°E	Ambrose, Mount Larcom, Raglan
Monte Christo	Gladstone	23°34′S 151°07′E / 23.567°S 151.117°E
Nolan	Gladstone	23°54′S 150°51′E / 23.900°S 150.850°E
Raglan	Gladstone	23°52′S 150°42′E / 23.867°S 150.700°E
Rundle	Gladstone	23°37′S 150°57′E / 23.617°S 150.950°E
San Jose	Rockhampton	23°42′S 150°45′E / 23.700°S 150.750°E	Marmor
Targinie	Gladstone	23°43′S 151°05′E / 23.717°S 151.083°E
Ultimo	Rockhampton	23°43′S 150°36′E / 23.717°S 150.600°E	Bajool

References

1. "Deas Thompson (entry 9554)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. Port Curtis District, County of Deas Thompson Maps – F2 Series at Queensland Archives.
3. "Proclamation". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1855. p. 1855:1737–1738.
4. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.

Coordinates: 23°43′S 150°55′E / 23.717°S 150.917°E