St Vincent County

St. Vincent
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around St. Vincent
Argyle Camden Camden
Murray St. Vincent Pacific Ocean
Murray Dampier Pacific Ocean

St Vincent County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the south coast area encompassing Batemans Bay, Ulladulla, Jervis Bay and inland to Braidwood. The Shoalhaven River is the boundary to the north and west, and the Deua River the boundary to the south.

St. Vincent County was named in honour of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735-1823), Admiral of the Fleet.[1] The electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of St Vincent were the first electoral districts for the area, between 1856 and 1859.

In 1852 it had an area of 1,704,844 acres (6,899.26 km2) and population of 2,572. [2]

Parishes within this county

Land in the Parishes of Bherwerre, Beecroft, Farnham and Nowra was transferred to the Commonwealth government in 1915 to become the Jervis Bay Territory, as specified in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909. A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates
Albert City of Shoalhaven
Araluen Palerang Council
Bateman Eurobodalla Shire
Beecroft City of Shoalhaven
Benandarah Eurobodalla Shire
Bendoura Palerang Council
Bettowynd Palerang Council
Bherwerre City of Shoalhaven
Bolaro Eurobodalla Shire
Boolijah City of Shoalhaven
Borimbadal City of Shoalhaven
Boyle Palerang Council
Boyne City of Shoalhaven
Braidwood Palerang Council
Broulee Eurobodalla Shire
Bruce Palerang Council
Buangla City of Shoalhaven
Buckenbowra Eurobodalla Shire
Budawang City of Shoalhaven
Bulee City of Shoalhaven
Burrill City of Shoalhaven
Clyde Eurobodalla Shire
Coghill Palerang Council
Conjola City of Shoalhaven
Coolumburra City of Shoalhaven
Corang Palerang Council
Croobyar City of Shoalhaven
Cudmirrah City of Shoalhaven
Currambene City of Shoalhaven
Currock City of Shoalhaven
Currowan Eurobodalla Shire
Danjera City of Shoalhaven
Durran Durra Palerang Council
East Nelligen Eurobodalla Shire
Elrington Palerang Council
Endrick City of Shoalhaven
Ettrema City of Shoalhaven
Farnham City of Shoalhaven
Goba Eurobodalla Shire
Jerrawangala City of Shoalhaven
Jerricknorra Palerang Council
Kioloa City of Shoalhaven
Little Forest City of Shoalhaven
Marlowe Palerang Council
Meangora Palerang Council
Milo Eurobodalla Shire
Mogendoura Eurobodalla Shire
Mogood City of Shoalhaven
Monga Palerang Council
Mongarlowe Palerang Council
Mullendaree Eurobodalla Shire
Murrengenburg City of Shoalhaven
Nowra City of Shoalhaven
Numbaa City of Shoalhaven
Percy Palerang Council
Quiera City of Shoalhaven
Sassafras City of Shoalhaven
Seymour Palerang Council
St. George City of Shoalhaven
Tallaganda Palerang Council
Tallowal City of Shoalhaven
Termeil City of Shoalhaven
Tianjara City of Shoalhaven
Tomaga Eurobodalla Shire
Tomboye Palerang Council
Tomerong City of Shoalhaven
Touga City of Shoalhaven
Ulladulla City of Shoalhaven
Wandrawandian City of Shoalhaven
West Nelligen Eurobodalla Shire
Wog Wog Palerang Council
Wollumboola City of Shoalhaven
Woodburn City of Shoalhaven
Yadboro City of Shoalhaven
Yalwal City of Shoalhaven
Yerriyong City of Shoalhaven

References

  1. ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW
  2. ^ "Old Welsh Books with English Translations", The Land of Gold: the Companion for the Welsh Emigrant to Australia, 1852