Finch County, New South Wales
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Finch County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales
. It is bounded by the Narran River
in the west, the Barwon River
to the south and east, and the Queensland
border to the north. It includes Lightning Ridge.
Finch County was named in honour of surveyor Heneage Finch.
Cadastral divisions of New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions of New South Wales refers to the 141 counties within the Australian state of New South Wales, which are further subdivided into 7,459 parishes. There are also three Land Divisions, around 100 Land Districts, and several other types of districts as well as land boards...
. It is bounded by the Narran River
Narran River
The Narran River is a river which spans the Queensland-New South Wales border in Australia. It flows into Narran Lake, near Brewarrina. It is the easterly-most of the branches of the Balonne River that flows to the Barwon River...
in the west, the Barwon River
Barwon River (New South Wales)
The Barwon River flows through New South Wales, virtually as a continuation of the Macintyre River / Border Rivers system, before joining with the Culgoa River to form the Darling River...
to the south and east, and the Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
border to the north. It includes Lightning Ridge.
Finch County was named in honour of surveyor Heneage Finch.
Parishes within this county
A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:| Parish | LGA | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Bagot | Walgett Shire | 29°05′46"S 148°39′44"E |
| Baloon | Walgett Shire | 29°00′55"S 148°36′21"E |
| Barnbah | Walgett Shire | 29°54′45"S 147°45′24"E |
| Barrangeel | Walgett Shire | 29°27′16"S 148°03′55"E |
| Bibble | Moree Plains Shire | 29°07′28"S 148°50′55"E |
| Bimber | Walgett Shire | 29°49′43"S 147°57′07"E |
| Birben | Walgett Shire | 29°17′09"S 147°51′08"E |
| Birrah | Walgett Shire | 29°13′26"S 148°02′04"E |
| Blackwood | Walgett Shire | 29°38′29"S 147°36′58"E |
| Bloxsome | Walgett Shire | 29°28′12"S 148°09′35"E |
| Bogra | Walgett Shire | 29°54′29"S 147°52′09"E |
| Bon Bon | Walgett Shire | 29°53′36"S 148°00′58"E |
| Boorara | Walgett Shire | 29°01′30"S 148°29′08"E |
| Boorooma Boorooma, New South Wales Boorooma is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, located in the city's north, beyond the floodplains of the Murrumbidgee River. The locality is a southern neighbour of Charles Sturt University - which in fact is referred to as 'Boorooma Campus' and is located directly to the east of... |
Walgett Shire | 30°00′44"S 147°29′08"E |
| Borah | Walgett Shire | 29°39′00"S 148°08′00"E |
| Buddah | Walgett Shire | 29°48′14"S 147°34′45"E |
| Buggee | Walgett Shire | 29°33′08"S 147°59′26"E |
| Bukkulla Bukkulla, New South Wales Bukkulla is a hamlet about north of Inverell and north-east of Bannockburn on the Ashford Road. This hamlet is within the boundaries of Arrawatta County and Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The village is at elevation of about 580 metres... |
Walgett Shire | 29°24′02"S 148°25′06"E |
| Bumble | Walgett Shire | 29°07′43"S 148°10′56"E |
| Bundabarrina | Walgett Shire | 29°39′08"S 148°24′29"E |
| Bundah | Walgett Shire | 29°36′14"S 148°08′30"E |
| Bunghill | Walgett Shire | 29°47′17"S 147°43′21"E |
| Burbah | Walgett Shire | 29°01′08"S 148°17′25"E |
| Burrabebe | Walgett Shire | 29°23′02"S 147°54′30"E |
| Burran Burran | Walgett Shire | 29°11′25"S 148°42′14"E |
| Burrandown | Walgett Shire | 29°01′25"S 148°50′41"E |
| Burrawandool | Walgett Shire | 29°07′09"S 148°27′50"E |
| Calmuldi | Walgett Shire | 29°44′46"S 148°20′58"E |
| Cambo Cambo | Walgett Shire | 29°05′41"S 148°33′23"E |
| Campbell | Walgett Shire | 29°39′13"S 148°13′32"E |
| Collarindabri | Walgett Shire | 29°32′03"S 148°35′13"E |
| Combadery | Walgett Shire | 30°00′02"S 147°58′29"E |
| Coocoran | Walgett Shire | 29°26′41"S 147°44′35"E |
| Coogarah | Walgett Shire | 29°34′41"S 147°52′47"E |
| Corona | Walgett Shire | 29°45′42"S 147°27′59"E |
| Cowelba | Walgett Shire | 29°22′00"S 148°20′20"E |
| Cumborah Cumborah, New South Wales Cumborah is a small rural village in north-western New South Wales, Australia, in Walgett Shire, near the opal fields of Lightning Ridge. Cumborah is about 36 km west of the Castlereagh Highway, and is served by the commercial centres of Lightning Ridge and Walgett which is 48 km to the... |
Walgett Shire | 29°45′50"S 147°43′50"E |
| Cunnianna | Walgett Shire | 29°33′17"S 148°18′46"E |
| Currall | Walgett Shire | 29°38′56"S 147°26′34"E |
| Daraaba | Walgett Shire | 29°04′57"S 148°16′04"E |
| Deripas | Walgett Shire | 29°31′29"S 148°03′40"E |
| Dungalear | Walgett Shire | 29°49′16"S 148°15′15"E |
| Dungell | Walgett Shire | 29°21′43"S 148°05′46"E |
| Dunumbral | Walgett Shire | 29°30′54"S 148°13′47"E |
| Durabeba | Walgett Shire | 29°32′25"S 147°53′54"E |
| Eales | Walgett Shire | 29°58′17"S 147°38′02"E |
| Eckford | Walgett Shire | 29°18′23"S 148°39′04"E |
| Elphinstone | Walgett Shire | 29°12′51"S 147°53′53"E |
| Eulan | Walgett Shire | 29°20′37"S 147°58′09"E |
| Euminbah | Walgett Shire | 29°54′34"S 148°09′17"E |
| Eurawin | Walgett Shire | 29°40′50"S 147°52′39"E |
| Finch | Walgett Shire | 29°23′36"S 147°39′52"E |
| Gamalally | Walgett Shire | 29°20′49"S 148°32′22"E |
| Gingie | Walgett Shire | 29°58′10"S 148°03′24"E |
| Glatherindi | Walgett Shire | 29°36′30"S 148°23′16"E |
| Gooningeri | Walgett Shire | 29°22′51"S 148°15′31"E |
| Gooraway | Walgett Shire | 29°35′10"S 148°01′34"E |
| Gordon Gordon, New South Wales Gordon is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gordon is located north-west of the Sydney Central Business District and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council... |
Walgett Shire | 29°44′20"S 148°03′59"E |
| Gorie Gorie | Walgett Shire | 29°52′32"S 147°45′33"E |
| Grawin | Walgett Shire | 29°31′11"S 147°40′04"E |
| Greaves | Walgett Shire | 29°02′30"S 148°05′59"E |
| Green | Walgett Shire | 29°29′56"S 148°30′36"E |
| Gummanaldi | Walgett Shire | 29°18′25"S 148°20′45"E |
| Gundabloui | Walgett Shire | 29°12′26"S 148°34′39"E |
| Gurilly | Walgett Shire | 29°32′46"S 147°30′22"E |
| Gurley Gurley, New South Wales Gurley is a small town in the northwest of New South Wales, Australia, located between Narrabri and Moree. The Newell Highway and the North-West railway line pass through the township. A now-closed railway station opened in 1897.... |
Walgett Shire | 29°32′03"S 147°48′25"E |
| Hungerford | Walgett Shire | 29°45′52"S 148°16′28"E |
| Imbergee | Walgett Shire | unknown |
| Kee Kee | Walgett Shire | 29°46′44"S 147°57′15"E |
| Keilmoi | Walgett Shire | 29°02′00"S 148°11′33"E |
| Kennedy | Walgett Shire | 29°17′54"S 148°27′04"E |
| Kigwigil | Walgett Shire | 29°40′55"S 147°37′32"E |
| Kurragong | Walgett Shire | 29°58′22"S 147°31′34"E |
| Langloh | Walgett Shire | 29°22′14"S 147°49′21"E |
| Llanillo | Walgett Shire | 29°35′39"S 147°56′15"E |
| Lolleep | Walgett Shire | 29°52′26"S 147°38′57"E |
| Maggarie | Walgett Shire | 29°08′54"S 147°56′49"E |
| Manning | Walgett Shire | 29°43′27"S 147°35′16"E |
| Mebea | Walgett Shire | 29°24′27"S 147°54′11"E |
| Mein | Walgett Shire | 29°35′24"S 147°36′05"E |
| Milrea | Walgett Shire | 30°03′00"S 147°37′16"E |
| Mogil Mogul | Walgett Shire | 29°23′39"S 148°38′05"E |
| Moongulla | Walgett Shire | 29°27′28"S 148°19′31"E |
| Mooni | Walgett Shire | 29°02′37"S 148°43′32"E |
| Mooroo | Walgett Shire | 29°51′28"S 148°05′19"E |
| Moramina | Walgett Shire | 29°52′40"S 147°54′27"E |
| Morendah | Walgett Shire | 29°33′34"S 147°42′22"E |
| Mullingowba | Walgett Shire | 29°12′17"S 148°19′45"E |
| Mundoo | Walgett Shire | 29°14′59"S 148°10′08"E |
| Mureabun | Walgett Shire | 29°36′32"S 147°28′10"E |
| Narran | Walgett Shire | 29°02′30"S 148°23′03"E |
| Peelborough | Walgett Shire | 29°25′04"S 148°11′43"E |
| Pine | Walgett Shire | 29°39′48"S 147°33′08"E |
| Pinegobla | Walgett Shire | 29°15′58"S 148°15′39"E |
| Plumbolah | Walgett Shire | 29°48′01"S 147°50′08"E |
| Queega | Walgett Shire | 29°29′19"S 147°49′43"E |
| Rose | Walgett Shire | 29°43′43"S 147°56′51"E |
| Scott | Walgett Shire | 30°01′59"S 147°50′15"E |
| Somerville | Walgett Shire | 29°36′59"S 148°13′31"E |
| Talawa | Walgett Shire | 29°12′16"S 148°10′43"E |
| Telinebone | Walgett Shire | 29°49′54"S 147°50′46"E |
| Tomorrago | Walgett Shire | 29°22′33"S 148°01′28"E |
| Townday | Walgett Shire | 29°06′41"S 148°45′26"E |
| Tutawa | Walgett Shire | 29°11′36"S 148°07′29"E |
| Ulah | Walgett Shire | 30°01′11"S 147°43′42"E |
| Urandool | Walgett Shire | 29°41′21"S 148°02′52"E |
| Wallah | Walgett Shire | 29°36′18"S 148°18′18"E |
| Wallangulla | Walgett Shire | 29°27′47"S 147°58′33"E |
| Wammell | Walgett Shire | 29°25′53"S 147°49′00"E |
| Waugh | Walgett Shire | 29°49′19"S 148°05′44"E |
| Wee Warra | Walgett Shire | 29°42′06"S 147°44′25"E |
| Werribilla | Walgett Shire | 29°27′21"S 148°38′17"E |
| Wilby Wilby | Walgett Shire | 29°26′18"S 147°36′04"E |
| Wilga | Walgett Shire | 29°43′14"S 148°10′55"E |
| Wilkie | Walgett Shire | 29°52′22"S 147°32′26"E |
| Wooburrabebe | Walgett Shire | 29°16′29"S 148°00′06"E |
| Yarraman | Walgett Shire | 29°29′33"S 148°23′41"E |
| Yeranbah | Walgett Shire | 29°04′53"S 148°06′56"E |
| Yerangle | Walgett Shire | 29°47′42"S 148°11′30"E |
| Yourblah | Walgett Shire | 29°19′09"S 148°06′20"E |