County of Weeah
The County of Weeah is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located on the south of Mildura, with the South Australian border to the west. This border was originally intended to be at the 141st meridian of longitude, border shifted several miles west due to the South Australia-Victoria border dispute . The northern boundary of the county is at 35°S, and the eastern at 142°E. Its southern boundary is on the 36°S meridian. The County was proclaimed in 1871 together with the other counties of the Wimmera Land District.
| Weeah Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Established | 24 February 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10,379 | ||||||||||||||
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Parishes
Boinka town entry sign
Underbool Hotel
References
- Vicnames, place name details
- Research aids, Victoria 1910
- Map of the counties of Millewa, Karkarooc, Tatchera and Weeah showing colony and parish boundaries, main roads, telegraph lines and railways. 1886. National Library of Australia
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