County of Tambo
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The County of Tambo is one of the 37 counties of Victoria
which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia
, used for land titles. It is located in eastern Gippsland
, between the Tambo River
in the west, and the Snowy River
in the east. It includes Lakes Entrance
. Before the 1860s the area was part of the former counties of Combermere and Abinger.
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 in eastern Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
, between the Tambo River
Tambo River (Victoria)
The Tambo River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia with a total length in excess of 170 km. It is the longest river in the Tambo and Nicholson Basin, extending from the steep forested southern slopes of the Australian Alps through forest and farmland to the Gippsland...
in the west, and the Snowy River
Snowy River
The Snowy River is a major river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, draining the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, before flowing through the Snowy River National Park in Victoria and emptying into...
in the east. It includes Lakes Entrance
Lakes Entrance, Victoria
Lakes Entrance is a tourist resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately east of Melbourne, near a managed, man-made channel connecting the Gippsland Lakes to the Bass Strait. At the 2006 census, Lakes Entrance had a population of 4,094.The township was...
. Before the 1860s the area was part of the former counties of Combermere and Abinger.
Parishes
Parishes include:- Berrmarr, Victoria
- Bete Bolong North, Victoria
- Bete Bolong South, Victoria
- Bindi, Victoria
- Buchan, VictoriaBuchan, VictoriaBuchan is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Buchan Road, in the Shire of East Gippsland near the Snowy River. At the 2006 census, Buchan and the surrounding area had a population of 326....
- Chilpin, Victoria
- Colquhoun, Victoria
- Colquhoun East, Victoria
- Colquhoun North, Victoria
- Detarka, Victoria
- Ensay, VictoriaEnsay, VictoriaEnsay is a small town located between Swifts Creek and Bruthen on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Ensay is north of the major town of Bairnsdale and east of the state capital Melbourne...
- Eucambene, Victoria
- Eumana, Victoria
- Forest Hill, VictoriaForest Hill, VictoriaForest Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Forest Hill had a population of 9315.-History:...
- Gelantipy East, Victoria
- Gelantipy West, Victoria
- Gillingal, Victoria
- Glenmore, Victoria
- Ingeegoobee, Victoria
- Kaerwut, Victoria
- Karawah, Victoria
- Maneroo, Victoria
- Marroo, Victoria
- Mellick-Munjie, Victoria
- Menaak, Victoria
- Murrindal East, Victoria
- Murrindal West, Victoria
- Nappa, Victoria
- Newmerella, Victoria
- Ninnie, Victoria
- Nowa Nowa, VictoriaNowa Nowa, VictoriaNowa Nowa is a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is in East Gippsland, near Lakes Entrance. At the 2006 census, Nowa Nowa and the surrounding area had a population of 144....
- Nowa Nowa South, Victoria
- Noyong, Victoria
- Numbie-Munjie, Victoria
- Tildesley East, Victoria
- Tildesley West, Victoria
- Timbarra, Victoria
- Tongio-Munjie East, Victoria
- Toonginbooka, Victoria
- Waygara, Victoria
- Windarra, Victoria
- Woongulmerang East, Victoria
- Woongulmerang West, Victoria