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1852 map of eastern Victoria, showing seven proposed counties 1877 map of the counties of Victoria. Following the unauthorised settlement of settlers from Tasmania (then called Van Diemen's Land) in the future Melbourne in 1835, in September 1836, Governor Bourke established the Port Phillip District of New South Wales.
The County of Victoria is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor Richard MacDonnell in 1857 and probably named for Queen Victoria . [ 3 ] It covers an area of the Spencer Gulf coast and hinterland in the Mid North of the state from Port Pirie in the northwest to near Mount Bryan in the southeast ...
The Borough (City after 1988) of San Fernando was separated from County Victoria. After 1980 the Republic Borough of Point Fortin was separated from County Saint Patrick. Saint Andrew and Saint David were combined under a single county council. Nariva and Mayaro were combined under a single county council.
Less frequently, some have Aboriginal names such as the County of Yungnulgra in New South Wales, and County of Croajingolong in Victoria. The use of counties, hundreds and parishes was popular in Australia in the 19th century, with many maps of Australian colonies showing these divisions, [6] and towns and cities often listed in their county ...
Victoria County covers 813 km 2 (314 mi 2). The county is bordered on the north by Caroni County , the south by Saint Patrick County , and in the east by Mayaro County and Nariva County . To the west its shores are on the Gulf of Paria .
A county court was established in British Columbia in 1884; it served as an intermediate court between the provincial court and the British Columbia Supreme Court.In 1990, the County Court of British Columbia merged with the British Columbia Supreme Court and its judges became justices of the BC Supreme Court.
Victoria is a city and the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 census. [4] The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 as of the 2000 census. Its elevation is 95 ft (29 m). Victoria is located 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
The Municipality of the County of Victoria is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 7,000 residents of the eponymous historical county except for the Wagmatcook 1 reserve. The municipal offices are in the village of Baddeck.