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County of Cardwell, Queensland

Cardwell
Queensland
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Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Cardwell:
Hodgkinson Nares Coral Sea
Lynd Cardwell Coral Sea
Gunnawarra Wairuna Wilkie Gray

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. 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.

Cardwell is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Coordinates: 18°16′S 146°02′E / 18.267°S 146.033°E / -18.267; 146.033



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