The County of Deas Thompson is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is situated between the cities of Gladstone and Rockhampton. Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900. 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.Port Curtis District, County of Deas Thompson Maps – F2 Series at Queensland Archives.
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:
Parish LGA Coordinates Towns Casuarina Rockhampton Curtis Gladstone Southend (Curtis Island) Langmorn Gladstone Ambrose, Mount Larcom, Raglan Monte Christo Gladstone Nolan Gladstone Raglan Gladstone Rundle Gladstone San Jose Rockhampton Marmor Targinie Gladstone Ultimo Rockhampton Bajool
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