The County of Cardwell is a county (a cadastral division) in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, between Cairns and Townsville. It was named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.North Kennedy District, County of Cardwell Maps – L2 Series at Queensland Archives. Its name likely honours Edward Cardwell, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1864–1866 and later served as a reformist Secretary of State for War.
Parishes Cardwell is divided into parishes, as listed below:
Parish LGA Coordinates Towns Alcock Cassowary Coast Armstrong Tablelands Ashton Hinchinbrook Bankton Cassowary Coast Berwick Hinchinbrook Blencoe Tablelands Kirrama Coolgarra Tablelands Cordelia Hinchinbrook Ingham, Halifax, Lucinda Dunkalli Cassowary Coast Dunk Island Ellerbeck Cassowary Coast Cardwell Garrawalt Hinchinbrook Abergowrie Glenbora Cassowary Coast Goshen Tablelands Hecate Cassowary Coast Herberton Tablelands Herberton Ismailia Tablelands Kirrama Cassowary Coast Lannercost Hinchinbrook Long Pocket Leach Hinchinbrook Leefe Cassowary Coast Marathon Hinchinbrook Macknade Meunga Cassowary Coast Kennedy Millstream Tablelands Morecambe Tablelands Mullaburra Tablelands Mount Garnet Niagara Tablelands Ongera Tablelands Palm Hinchinbrook Palm Island Pitt Cassowary Coast Ramleh Tablelands Ravenshoe Tablelands Ravenshoe, Tumoulin Rockingham Cassowary Coast Tully Silver Valley Charters Towers Stone Hinchinbrook Upper Stone Straloch Cassowary Coast Timsah Tablelands Tirrabella Tablelands Trebonne Hinchinbrook Ingham, Trebonne, Toobanna Tyson Cassowary Coast Euramo Waterview Hinchinbrook Paluma, Bambaroo Woodleigh Tablelands Woomunda Tablelands Innot Hot Springs Yourka Tablelands
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