County of Deas Thompson


The County of Deas Thompson is a county in Queensland, Australia. It is situated between the cities of Gladstone and Rockhampton. The county is divided into civil parishes. The county was named for Edward Deas Thomson, a New South Wales politician, but the name was misspelt Thompson when applied to the county.
The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the Waste Lands Australia Act 1846. On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897. Its schedule described Deas Thompson thus:

Parishes

Deas Thompson is divided into parishes, as listed below:
ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
CasuarinaRockhampton
CurtisGladstoneSouthend
LangmornGladstoneAmbrose, Mount Larcom, Raglan
Monte ChristoGladstone
NolanGladstone
RaglanGladstone
RundleGladstone
San JoseRockhamptonMarmor
TarginieGladstone
UltimoRockhamptonBajool