County of Borung
Borung | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Established | 24 February 1871 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 11,119 km2 (4,293 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The County of Borung is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. The northern boundary of the county is at 36°S. At the north its western boundary is 142°E, its eastern boundary is 143°E. Larger urban centres include Dimboola, Warracknabeal, Horsham and Stawell. The county was proclaimed in 1871 together with the other counties of the Wimmera Land District.[1]
Parishes
Parishes within the county:
- Ararat (part in the County of Ripon)
- Areegra
- Ashens
- Bangerang
- Batchica
- Batyik
- Bellaura
- Bellellen
- Beyal
- Boreang East (part in the County of Dundas)
- Boreang West (part in the County of Dundas)
- Boroka
- Bulgana (part in the County of Ripon)
- Bungalally
- Burrong North
- Burrong South
- Burrum Burrum (part in the County of Kara Kara)
- Callawadda (part in the County of Kara Kara)
- Cannum
- Carron
- Concongella
- Concongella South (part in the County of Ripon)
- Corack
- Dimboola (part in the County of Lowan)
- Dollin (part in the County of Lowan)
- Dooen
- Drung Drung
- Dunmunkle
- Dunneworthy (part in the County of Ripon)
- Gampola
- Glenorchy
- Glynwylln (part in the County of Kara Kara)
- Golton Golton
- Hindmarsh
- Horsham
- Illawarra
- Jallukar
- Jeparit
- Joop
- Jung Jung
- Kalkee
- Kalymna (part in the County of Ripon)
- Katyil
- Kellalac
- Kewell East
- Kewell West
- Kirkella
- Knaawing
- Laen
- Lah-arum
- Lallat
- Ledcourt
- Lexington (part in the County of Ripon)
- Longerenong
- Marma
- Mockinya (part in the County of Lowan)
- Mokepilly
- Mount Cole (parts in the County of Kara Kara and County of Ripon)
- Moyston
- Moyston West
- Narraport
- Nullan
- Quantong
- Riachella
- Rich Avon East (part in the County of Kara Kara)
- Rich Avon West
- Rupanyup
- Stawell
- Tarranyurk
- Vectis East
- Wallup
- Warmur
- Warracknabeal
- Warrak (part in the County of Kara Kara)
- Warranook
- Warra Warra
- Wartook
- Warung
- Watchem
- Watta Wella
- Werrigar
- Wilkur
- Willam
- Willenabrina
- Wirchilleba (part in the County of Kara Kara)
- Witchipool
- Wonwondah
- Yellangip
References
- ^ Rootsweb Genealogy, Victorian Counties, retrieved 20 September 2008
External links
- Research aids, Victoria 1910
- Map of the counties of Lowan, Borung and Kara Kara showing colony and parish boundaries, main roads, telegraph lines and railways. 1886. National Library of Australia
36°36′S 142°30′E / 36.600°S 142.500°E