County of Karkarooc
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The County of Karkarooc is one of the 37 counties of Victoria
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, Victoria
    Annuello, Victoria
    Annuello 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, Victoria
    Beulah, Victoria
    Beulah 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, Victoria
    Bimbourie, Victoria
    Bimbourie 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, Victoria
    Boigbeat, Victoria
    Boigbeat 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, Victoria
    Carwarp, Victoria
    Carwarp 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, Victoria
    Cocamba, Victoria
    Cocamba 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, Victoria
    Colignan, Victoria
    Colignan 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, Victoria
    Eureka, Victoria
    Eureka 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, Victoria
    Kulwin, Victoria
    Kulwin 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, Victoria
    Lascelles, Victoria
    Lascelles 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, Victoria
    Liparoo, Victoria
    Liparoo 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, Victoria
    Manangatang, Victoria
    Manangatang 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, Victoria
    Merbein, Victoria
    Merbein 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, Victoria
    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...

  • Minapre, Victoria
  • Mittyack, Victoria
    Mittyack, Victoria
    Mittyack 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, Victoria
    Natya, Victoria
    Natya 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, Victoria
    Nowingi, Victoria
    Nowingi 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, Victoria
    Ouyen, Victoria
    Ouyen 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, Victoria
    Panitya, Victoria
    Panitya 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, Victoria
    Patchewollock, Victoria
    Patchewollock 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, Victoria
    Walpeup, Victoria
    Walpeup 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, Victoria
    Wemen, Victoria
    Wemen 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, Victoria
    Winnambool, Victoria
    Winnambool 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
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