County of Fraser
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The County of Fraser is a county
in Queensland
, Australia
. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It encompasses Fraser Island, and was established on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.
It contains the parishes of Moonbi and Poyungan.
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It encompasses Fraser Island, and was established on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.
It contains the parishes of Moonbi and Poyungan.