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QUEENSLAND
THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN DISTRICTS BOUNDARIES ACT OF 1900
64 Vic. No.2
[Reprinted as at 1 August, 1981]
An Act to Amend the Boundaries of the Central District and Northern District. respectively.
[Assented to 18 September, 1900]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
1. Short title. This Act may be cited as "The Central and Northern Districts Boundaries Act of 1900."
2. Alteration of Boundaries of Central and Northern Districts.
Schedules I. and II. The First and Second Schedules to "The Real Property (Local Registries) Act of 1887" and the First and Second Schedules to "The Supreme Court Act of 1895" are repealed, and the First and Second Schedules to this Act are respectively inserted in the said Acts in lieu thereof; and the said Acts shall be construed accordingly.
3. Duplicates of extracts from Register· Books to be transmitted.
As soon as may be after the passing of this Act a duplicate, certified by the proper officer, of so much of any Register Book kept by him at Rockhampton under the provisions of the said last-mentioned Acts or any other Act relating to the existing title to any real or personal
prop~rty within the portion of the Central District which has by this Act been severed therefrom and included in the Northern District shall be transmitted to the proper officer at Townsville, and shall there be kept by such last-mentioned officer.
Such duplicate shall -thereafter, so far as regards such real or personal property, be deemed to be the Register Book kept with respect to such property.
4. Act not to affect Financial Districts Returns. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, all Financial District Returns hereafter to be prepared by the Treasurer, Ishowing the revenue, receipts, and expenditure for the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts respectively, shall be prepared for the same Districts in respect of which the same have hitherto been prepared, without reference to any amendment of the boundaries thereof as provided by this Act.
5. Act not to prejudice validity of instruments. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prejudicially affect the validity of any instrument, or the registration of any instrument, which, at the passing of this Act, would have been valid if this Act had not been passed.
2 First Sch. DISTRICTS BOUNDARIES ACT OF 1900 [Section 2]
FIRST SCHEDULE
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Commencing on the east coast at the mouth of the Kolan River, and bounded thence on the south by the northern watershed of that river westerly to Dawes Range; by that range and the range fonning the northern and western watersheds of the Rawbelle River and its tributaries westerly and southerly to their junction with the southern watershed of Ross and Cracow Creeks; by that watershed westerly to the Dawson River; by that river downwards to Bigge''S Range; by that range westerly to Carnarvon Range; by that range westerly to the Great Dividing Range;
by that range westerly -to the Warrego Range; by that range westerly to the Cheviot Range; by that range north-westerly and westerly to the confluence of the Thomson and Barcoo Rivers; by a line due west to the western boundary of the Colony; on the west by that boundary north to the twenty-fourth parallel of south latitude; on the north by that parallel easterly to its intersection with the east boundary of lngledoun No. 3 Block; by part of the east boundary of that block; by the northern boundaries of .Ingledoun No. 1 and Walla Munda; by parts of the west and the north boundaries of Diamantina Lakes No.3; by part of the west and the south boundaries of Diamantina Lakes No.2; by the south boundary of Diamantina Plains; by the south and part of the east boundaries of. Mayne Downs No. 4 to the twenty-fourth parallel of latitude; again by that parallel easterly to the range fonning the eastern watershed of the Diamantina River and its tributaries; by that range northerly to the ranges fonning the southern watershed of the Flinders River and its tributaries; by that range north-easterly to the twenty-first parallel of latitude; by that parallel easterly to the Great Dividing Range;
by that range southerly to its junction with the southern watershed of the Cape River; by that watershed easterly to the confluence of the Belyando and Suttor Rivers; thence by the Suttor River upwards to its head in the Leichhardt Range; thence by that range and the northern watershed of Funnel Creek and its tributaries easterly and southerly to
a
spur forming the watershed separating the waters of Marion and Rocky Dam Creeks;thence by that watershed north-easterly to Cape Palmerston on the east coast of the Colony; thence by a line eastward to the eastern boundary of the Colony; thence on the ealst by that boundary southerly to Sandy Cape;
and again on the south by a line westerly to ,the point of commencement;
-inclusive of all islands adjacent thereto south of the latitude of Cape Palmerston and north of the latitude of Sandy Cape.
DISTRICTS BOUNDARIES ACT OF 1900 Second Sch. 3
[Section 2]
SECOND SCHEDULE
NORTHERN DISTRICT
Commencing on the east coast at Cape Palmers ton, and bounded thence on the south by a line east to the eastern boundary of the Colony;
thence on the east, north-east, north, and west by that boundary to the twenty-fourth parallel of south latitude; on the south by that parallel easterly to its intersection with the east boundary of Ingledoun No. 3 Block; by part of the east boundary of that block; by the northern boundary of Ingledoun No. 1 and Walla Munda; by parts of the west and north boundaries of Diamantina Lakes No.3; by part of the west and the south boundaries of Diamantina Lakes No.2; by the south boundary of Diarnantina Plains; by the south and part of the east boundaries of Mayne Downs No. 4 to the twenty-fourth parallel of latitude; again by that parallel ea~terly to the range forming the eastern watershed of the Diamantina River and its tributaries; by that range northerly to the range forming the southern watershed of the Flinders River and its tributaries; by that range north-easterly to the twenty-first parallel of latitude; by that para1lel easterly to the Great Dividing Range;
by that range 'Southerly to its junction with the southern watershed of the Cape River; by that watershed easterly to the confluence of the Belyando and Suttor Rivers; thence by the Suttor River upwards to its head in the Leichhardt Range; thence by that range and the northern watershed of Funnel Creek and its tributaries easterly and southerly to its junction with a spur forming the watershed separating the waters of Marion and Rocky Dam Creeks; and thence by that watershed north- easterly to the point of commencement;-inclusive of all islands adjacent thereto north of the latitude of Cape Palmerston.
60095-By Authority: S. R. HAMPSON, Government Printer, Queensland
