County of Karkarooc
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The County of Karkarooc is one of the 37 counties of Victoria
which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia
, used for land titles. It is located to the south of the Murray River
, with its western boundary at 142°E
, and its eastern boundary at 143°E
. Its southern boundary is on the 36°S
parallel. Lake Tyrrell
is located near the eastern boundary. Mildura
is located near the north-western edge.
Counties of Victoria
The Australian state of Victoria is divided into 37 counties. They are part of the lands administrative divisions of Australia. These counties were gazetted in stages between 1849 and 1871 as Victoria was progressively opened up to European settlement. By 1890 all parish boundaries had been gazetted...
which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia
Cadastral divisions of Australia
Lands administrative divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land ownership...
, used for land titles. It is located to the south of the Murray River
Murray River
The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
, with its western boundary at 142°E
142nd meridian east
The 142nd meridian east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
, and its eastern boundary at 143°E
143rd meridian east
The 143rd meridian east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
. Its southern boundary is on the 36°S
36th parallel south
The 36th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 36 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....
parallel. Lake Tyrrell
Lake Tyrrell
Lake Tyrrell is a shallow, salt-crusted depression located in the Mallee district of north-west Victoria. It covers approximately 180 square kilometres is 314 kilometres northwest of Melbourne. While much of the time it is dry, the lake is occasionally fed by Tyrrell Creek, a distributary of the...
is located near the eastern boundary. Mildura
Mildura, Victoria
Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia and seat of the Rural City of Mildura local government area. It is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The current population is estimated at just over 30,000.Mildura is a major agricultural centre...
is located near the north-western edge.
Parishes
Parishes include:- Annuello, VictoriaAnnuello, VictoriaAnnuello is a locality situated in the Mallee region. The place is by road, about 30 kilometres north from Koimbo and 34 kilometres south from Robinvale....
- Ballapur, Victoria
- Baring, Victoria
- Beulah, VictoriaBeulah, VictoriaBeulah is a town in the southern Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Yarriambiack Local Government Area, 395 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Beulah had a population of 219....
- Bimbourie, VictoriaBimbourie, VictoriaBimbourie is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 13 kilometres from Nandaly and 21 kilometres from Pier Millan....
- Bitchigal, Victoria
- Bitterang, Victoria
- Boigbeat, VictoriaBoigbeat, VictoriaBoigbeat is a locality situated in The Mallee region. It is situated about 9 kilometres south east from Sea Lake and 11 kilometres north west from Berriwillock....
- Boolungal, Victoria
- Boorong, Victoria
- Boorongie, Victoria
- Boulka, Victoria
- Bourka, Victoria
- Brockie, Victoria
- Bumbang, Victoria
- Burnell, Victoria
- Burupga, Victoria
- Byanga, Victoria
- Cambacanya, Victoria
- Cantala, Victoria
- Carool, Victoria
- Carori, Victoria
- Carwarp, VictoriaCarwarp, VictoriaCarwarp is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 36 km from Mildura, Victoria.Carwarp was the home town of Percy Stewart, a founding member of the Victorian Farmers Union, from which the Country Party emerged...
- Chiprick, Victoria
- Cocamba, VictoriaCocamba, VictoriaCocamba is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 10 km from Manangatang, Victoria.Cocamba Post Office opened on 13 December 1913 and closed in 1941....
- Colignan, VictoriaColignan, VictoriaColignan is a small rural town located on the banks of the Murray River, in North Western Victoria, Australia. The town is on the border of the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park...
- Cronomby, Victoria
- Curyo, Victoria
- Dattuck, Victoria
- Daytrap, Victoria
- Dennying, Victoria
- Dering, Victoria
- Dewry, Victoria
- Eureka, VictoriaEureka, VictoriaEureka is a small eastern suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Eureka had a population of 609.Eureka is bordered by Specimen Creek to the north, Canadian Creek to the south, Queen and Joseph streets to the west and Kline and Stawell Street to the east...
- Gaalanungah, Victoria
- Galaquil, Victoria
- Gama, Victoria
- Gayfield, Victoria
- Geera, Victoria
- Gingimrick, Victoria
- Gorya, Victoria
- Goyura, Victoria
- Gutchu, Victoria
- Jil Jil, Victoria
- Kallery, Victoria
- Karyrie, Victoria
- Kenmare, Victoria
- Kia, Victoria
- Kinabulla, Victoria
- Koimbo, Victoria
- Konardin, Victoria
- Kooroop, Victoria
- Kulkyne, Victoria
- Kulwin, VictoriaKulwin, VictoriaKulwin is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 36 km to the east of Ouyen, Victoria.The Post Office opened on 16 August 1920 when the railway arrived and closed in 1974....
- Kurdgweechee, Victoria
- Larundel, Victoria
- Lascelles, VictoriaLascelles, VictoriaLascelles is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 113 km from Swan Hill, Victoria. At the 2006 Census the state suburb of Lascelles had a population of 114....
- Lianiduck, Victoria
- Liparoo, VictoriaLiparoo, VictoriaLiparoo is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 62 km from Ouyen, Victoria.Liparoo Post Office opened on 16 February 1927 and closed in 1946....
- Lyngaller, Victoria
- Manangatang, VictoriaManangatang, VictoriaManangatang is a remote town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Manangatang had a population of 448. It is sometimes noted for its unusual name, from an Aboriginal term - "manang" meaning land and "kaaiti" meaning water....
- Margooya, Victoria
- Marlbed, Victoria
- Merbein, VictoriaMerbein, VictoriaMerbein is a town outside Mildura, Victoria, in the Sunraysia region of Australia. At the 2006 census, Merbein had a population of 2526.The area was known as White Cliffs until 1909 when the township was established, the Post Office opening on 16 August 1909.The name was intended to be Merebin,...
- Mildura, VictoriaMildura, VictoriaMildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia and seat of the Rural City of Mildura local government area. It is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The current population is estimated at just over 30,000.Mildura is a major agricultural centre...
- Minapre, Victoria
- Mittyack, VictoriaMittyack, VictoriaMittyack is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 37 km from Ouyen.Located in a wheat-growing area of the Mallee the locality was settled in the 1910s, the Post Office opening on 5 December 1916 and closing in 1979.-External links:*...
- Mittyan, Victoria
- Moah, Victoria
- Moortworra, Victoria
- Mournpoul, Victoria
- Myall, Victoria
- Nandemarriman, Victoria
- Natya, VictoriaNatya, VictoriaNatya is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 61 km from Swan Hill, Victoria.Natya Post Office opened on 28 April 1920 and closed in 1973....
- Nenandie, Victoria
- Nowingi, VictoriaNowingi, VictoriaNowingi is a locality in Victoria, Australia. Approximately south of Mildura, the locality is in the Rural City of Mildura local government area.- History :...
- Nulkwyne, Victoria
- Nurnurnemal, Victoria
- Nyallo, Victoria
- Nypo, Victoria
- Ouyen, VictoriaOuyen, VictoriaOuyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the Rural City of Mildura at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, south of Mildura and north-west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census the town had a population of 1,061.-History:...
- Paignie, Victoria
- Panitya, VictoriaPanitya, VictoriaPanitya is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 23 kilometres east from Pinnaroo and 10 kilometres west from Carina on the Mallee Highway.Panitya is a railway station on the Ouyen to Pinnaroo line....
- Patchewollock, VictoriaPatchewollock, VictoriaPatchewollock is a small town in North-West Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Patchewollock and the surrounding area had a population of 322....
- Pier-Millan, Victoria
- Piro, Victoria
- Pullut, Victoria
- Raak, Victoria
- Thanni, Victoria
- Tiega, Victoria
- Timberoo, Victoria
- Toltol, Victoria
- Towma, Victoria
- Trinnta, Victoria
- Tungie, Victoria
- Tyenna, Victoria
- Tyrrell, Victoria
- Wagant, Victoria
- Walle, Victoria
- Walpamunda, Victoria
- Walpeup, VictoriaWalpeup, VictoriaWalpeup is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Mallee region. The place by road, is situated about west from Galah and east from Torrita....
- Wangry, Victoria
- Watchupga, Victoria
- Wathe, Victoria
- Wemen, VictoriaWemen, VictoriaWemen is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately from Mildura, Victoria.Wemen Post Office opened on 24 November 1924 and closed in 1974....
- Whirily, Victoria
- Wiall, Victoria
- Wilhelmina, Victoria
- Willangie, Victoria
- Winnambool, VictoriaWinnambool, VictoriaWinnambool is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 47 km from Ouyen, Victoria....
- Wirmbirchip, Victoria
- Wirmbool, Victoria
- Wirrbibial, Victoria
- Woornack, Victoria
- Wortongie, Victoria
- Wymlet, Victoria
- Wyperfeld, Victoria
- Yaapeet, Victoria
- Yallum, Victoria
- Yarrum, Victoria
- Yelwell, Victoria