The county of Banks is one of the counties of Queensland, Australia, that existed before 1901. Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900. The county is divided into civil parishes. It is located in Far North Queensland, and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, who with Captain James Cook landed in 1770 at a location within the county. Banks includes the towns of Cooktown, Lakeland and Laura.Cook District, County of Banks Maps - N3 Series at Queensland Archives.
Parishes Parish LGA Coordinates Notes Annan Cook Battle Camp Cook Bullhead Cook Lakeland Cahir Cook Cook Cook Cooktown Cowton Cook Deighton Cook Laura Discovery Hope Vale (A) Emla Cook Endeavour Hope Vale (A) Flattery Hope Vale (A) Gore Cook Green Cook Gresley Cook Hann Hope Vale (A) Hope Vale Hicks Cook Lythe Cook Macquarie Cook McIvor Cook Melsonby Cook Monkhouse Cook Munburra Cook Ninda Cook Pickersgill Cook Pryde Cook Ruby Cook Saunders Cook Solander Cook Tayeto Hope Vale (A) Tupia Cook Welbury Cook Yarico Cook
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