1866 map of Bourke County showing the parishes1885 map of Bourke County (pink)1886 map of Bourke County
The "Melbourne and County of Bourke Police" was the name for the police force in the area before 1853. The County of Bourke was used on the name of the electoral roll in 1845.[2] There was also the "Bourke County Court" in the 1850s,[3] which became the County Court of Victoria. Melbourne is also referenced as being in "Bourke county" in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition.[4]
Following is a list of parishes within the County of Bourke. Many of the links below link to a modern suburb or town, which is situated within the parish. In most cases, the parish itself is much bigger than the modern suburb or town.
Several of the parishes are also part of a neighbouring county. For example, Bylands, Forbes, Goldie, Lancefield and Newham parishes are located in the County of Bourke as well as the County of Dalhousie. Morang, Toorourrong and Yan Yean parishes are in the County of Bourke as well as the County of Evelyn. Finally, Ballan parish is situated within both the County of Bourke and the County of Grant.
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The County of Bourke is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the Lands administrative divisions of Australia used for land titles and no longer other administrative or political function It is the oldest and most populous county in Victoria and contains the city of Melbourne Like other counties in Victoria it is subdivided into parishes The county was named after Irish born Sir Richard Bourke the Governor of New South Wales between 1831 and 1837 1 It is bordered by the Werribee River in the west the Great Dividing Range in the north Port Phillip in the south and by Dandenong Creek a small part of the Yarra River and the Plenty River in the east The county was proclaimed in 1853 Bourke VictoriaLocation in VictoriaEstablished22 June 1853Area4 457 km2 1 720 9 sq mi Lands administrative divisions around Bourke Talbot Dalhousie AngleseyGrant Bourke EvelynGrant Port Phillip Mornington 1866 map of Bourke County showing the parishes 1885 map of Bourke County pink 1886 map of Bourke County The Melbourne and County of Bourke Police was the name for the police force in the area before 1853 The County of Bourke was used on the name of the electoral roll in 1845 2 There was also the Bourke County Court in the 1850s 3 which became the County Court of Victoria Melbourne is also referenced as being in Bourke county in the Encyclopaedia Britannica Eleventh Edition 4 Contents 1 Parishes 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksParishes editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Following is a list of parishes within the County of Bourke Many of the links below link to a modern suburb or town which is situated within the parish In most cases the parish itself is much bigger than the modern suburb or town Several of the parishes are also part of a neighbouring county For example Bylands Forbes Goldie Lancefield and Newham parishes are located in the County of Bourke as well as the County of Dalhousie Morang Toorourrong and Yan Yean parishes are in the County of Bourke as well as the County of Evelyn Finally Ballan parish is situated within both the County of Bourke and the County of Grant Parish LGA Coordinates Ref Map Blackwood Shire of Moorabool 37 29 57 S 144 19 25 E 37 49917 S 144 32361 E 37 49917 144 32361 Blackwood Vicnames Bollinda City of Hume 37 31 57 S 144 47 59 E 37 53250 S 144 79972 E 37 53250 144 79972 Bollinda Vicnames Boroondara City of Boroondara 37 48 47 S 145 04 04 E 37 81306 S 145 06778 E 37 81306 145 06778 Boroondara Vicnames Bulla Bulla City of Hume 37 36 05 S 144 48 42 E 37 60139 S 144 81167 E 37 60139 144 81167 Bulla Bulla Vicnames Bulleen City of Manningham 37 45 59 S 145 09 11 E 37 76639 S 145 15306 E 37 76639 145 15306 Bulleen Vicnames Bullengarook Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 30 22 S 144 30 49 E 37 50611 S 144 51361 E 37 50611 144 51361 Bullengarook Vicnames Buttlejorrk City of Hume 37 32 09 S 144 41 21 E 37 53583 S 144 68917 E 37 53583 144 68917 Buttlejorrk Vicnames 1 Bylands Shire of Mitchell 37 20 44 S 144 58 25 E 37 34556 S 144 97361 E 37 34556 144 97361 Bylands Vicnames Chintin Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 22 36 S 144 51 11 E 37 37667 S 144 85306 E 37 37667 144 85306 Chintin Vicnames 2 Coimadai Shire of Moorabool 37 34 34 S 144 27 25 E 37 57611 S 144 45694 E 37 57611 144 45694 Coimadai Vicnames 3 Coornmill Shire of Moorabool 37 29 20 S 144 25 33 E 37 48889 S 144 42583 E 37 48889 144 42583 Coornmill Vicnames Cut Paw Paw City of Maribyrnong 37 48 32 S 144 52 29 E 37 80889 S 144 87472 E 37 80889 144 87472 Cut Paw Paw Vicnames 4 Dandenong City of Greater Dandenong 37 58 18 S 145 11 28 E 37 97167 S 145 19111 E 37 97167 145 19111 Dandenong Vicnames 5 Darraweit Guim Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 28 00 S 144 53 41 E 37 46667 S 144 89472 E 37 46667 144 89472 Darraweit Guim Vicnames Derrimut City of Melton 37 46 46 S 144 45 03 E 37 77944 S 144 75083 E 37 77944 144 75083 Derrimut Vicnames 6 Deutgam City of Wyndham 37 55 17 S 144 43 42 E 37 92139 S 144 72833 E 37 92139 144 72833 Deutgam Vicnames 7 Djerriwarrh City of Melton 37 40 36 S 144 33 44 E 37 67667 S 144 56222 E 37 67667 144 56222 Djerriwarrh Vicnames 8 Doutta Galla City of Moonee Valley 37 44 56 S 144 54 30 E 37 74889 S 144 90833 E 37 74889 144 90833 Doutta Galla Vicnames 9 Forbes Shire of Mitchell 37 18 48 S 144 53 16 E 37 31333 S 144 88778 E 37 31333 144 88778 Forbes Vicnames Gisborne Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 29 04 S 144 36 01 E 37 48444 S 144 60028 E 37 48444 144 60028 Gisborne Vicnames Goldie Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 14 31 S 144 49 32 E 37 24194 S 144 82556 E 37 24194 144 82556 Goldie Vicnames Jika Jika City of Darebin 37 45 02 S 144 59 28 E 37 75056 S 144 99111 E 37 75056 144 99111 Jika Jika Vicnames Havelock Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 27 16 S 144 48 53 E 37 45444 S 144 81472 E 37 45444 144 81472 Havelock Vicnames 10 Holden City of Melton 37 37 06 S 144 42 29 E 37 61833 S 144 70806 E 37 61833 144 70806 Holden Vicnames 11 Jika Jika City of Whittlesea 37 45 02 S 144 59 28 E 37 75056 S 144 99111 E 37 75056 144 99111 Jika Jika Vicnames Kalkallo City of Whittlesea 37 33 02 S 144 59 51 E 37 55056 S 144 99750 E 37 55056 144 99750 Kalkallo Vicnames 12 Keelbundora City of Darebin 37 42 53 S 145 03 45 E 37 71472 S 145 06250 E 37 71472 145 06250 Keelbundora Vicnames Kerrie Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 26 00 S 144 41 44 E 37 43333 S 144 69556 E 37 43333 144 69556 Kerrie Vicnames 13 Korkuperrimul Shire of Moorabool 37 39 09 S 144 24 08 E 37 65250 S 144 40222 E 37 65250 144 40222 Korkuperrimul Vicnames Kororoit City of Melton 37 41 50 S 144 38 48 E 37 69722 S 144 64667 E 37 69722 144 64667 Kororoit Vicnames 14 Lancefield Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 17 01 S 144 44 47 E 37 28361 S 144 74639 E 37 28361 144 74639 Lancefield Vicnames Macedon Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 24 36 S 144 33 51 E 37 41000 S 144 56417 E 37 41000 144 56417 Macedon Vicnames Maribyrnong City of Brimbank 37 42 45 S 144 46 40 E 37 71250 S 144 77778 E 37 71250 144 77778 Maribyrnong Vicnames 15 Melbourne North City of Yarra 37 47 59 S 144 58 46 E 37 79972 S 144 97944 E 37 79972 144 97944 Melbourne North Vicnames Melbourne South City of Port Phillip 37 50 11 S 144 57 25 E 37 83639 S 144 95694 E 37 83639 144 95694 Melbourne South Vicnames Merriang City of Whittlesea 37 28 46 S 145 00 27 E 37 47944 S 145 00750 E 37 47944 145 00750 Merriang Vicnames 16 Merrimu Shire of Moorabool 37 39 13 S 144 29 34 E 37 65361 S 144 49278 E 37 65361 144 49278 Merrimu Vicnames 17 Mickleham City of Hume 37 32 26 S 144 53 50 E 37 54056 S 144 89722 E 37 54056 144 89722 Mickleham Vicnames 18 Monegeetta Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 22 46 S 144 45 34 E 37 37944 S 144 75944 E 37 37944 144 75944 Monegeetta Vicnames 19 Moorabbin City of Kingston 37 56 29 S 145 02 30 E 37 94139 S 145 04167 E 37 94139 145 04167 Moorabbin Vicnames 20 Moorarbool East Shire of Moorabool 37 29 49 S 144 13 11 E 37 49694 S 144 21972 E 37 49694 144 21972 Moorarbool East Vicnames 21 Morang City of Whittlesea 37 38 09 S 145 05 26 E 37 63583 S 145 09056 E 37 63583 145 09056 Morang Vicnames 22 Mordialloc City of Kingston 37 57 32 S 145 07 15 E 37 95889 S 145 12083 E 37 95889 145 12083 Mordialloc Vicnames Mulgrave City of Monash 37 53 18 S 145 08 52 E 37 88833 S 145 14778 E 37 88833 145 14778 Mulgrave Vicnames 23 Myrniong Shire of Moorabool 37 36 32 S 144 20 37 E 37 60889 S 144 34361 E 37 60889 144 34361 Myrniong Vicnames 24 Nunawading City of Whitehorse 37 49 41 S 145 09 54 E 37 82806 S 145 16500 E 37 82806 145 16500 Nunawading Vicnames 25 Prahran City of Glen Eira 37 52 38 S 145 02 28 E 37 87722 S 145 04111 E 37 87722 145 04111 Prahran Vicnames 26 Pywheitjorrk City of Melton 37 46 09 S 144 38 19 E 37 76917 S 144 63861 E 37 76917 144 63861 Pywheitjorrk Vicnames 27 Rochford Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 18 44 S 144 40 53 E 37 31222 S 144 68139 E 37 31222 144 68139 Rochford Vicnames 28 Springfield Shire of Macedon Ranges 37 19 29 S 144 48 55 E 37 32472 S 144 81528 E 37 32472 144 81528 Springfield Vicnames 29 Tarneit City of Wyndham 37 50 47 S 144 40 38 E 37 84639 S 144 67722 E 37 84639 144 67722 Tarneit Vicnames 30 Toorourrong City of Whittlesea 37 29 31 S 145 06 52 E 37 49194 S 145 11444 E 37 49194 145 11444 Toorourrong Vicnames Truganina City of Hobsons Bay 37 51 01 S 144 47 06 E 37 85028 S 144 78500 E 37 85028 144 78500 Truganina Vicnames Tullamarine City of Hume 37 40 33 S 144 50 45 E 37 67583 S 144 84583 E 37 67583 144 84583 Tullamarine Vicnames 31 Wallan Wallan Shire of Mitchell 37 25 22 S 145 03 43 E 37 42278 S 145 06194 E 37 42278 145 06194 Wallan Wallan Vicnames 32 Will Will Rook City of Hume 37 41 15 S 144 56 30 E 37 68750 S 144 94167 E 37 68750 144 94167 Will Will Rook Vicnames 33 Wollert City of Whittlesea 37 37 28 S 145 00 05 E 37 62444 S 145 00139 E 37 62444 145 00139 Wollert Vicnames Yangardook City of Melton 37 36 02 S 144 35 35 E 37 60056 S 144 59306 E 37 60056 144 59306 Yangardook Vicnames 34 Yuroke City of Hume 37 36 53 S 144 54 35 E 37 61472 S 144 90972 E 37 61472 144 90972 Yuroke Vicnames 35 See also editLocal government areas of VictoriaReferences editVicnames place name details Research aids Victoria 1910 Bourke street Melbourne Archived 2006 10 03 at the Wayback Machine State Library of Tasmania Electoral Rolls Bourke County Court Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Melbourne Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 18 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 90 External links editPlans of the County of Bourke 1835 1855 37 35 S 144 50 E 37 583 S 144 833 E 37 583 144 833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title County of Bourke Victoria amp oldid 1209683105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
