Murray County, New South Wales
Murray County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Lands administrative divisions of New South Wales. It included the area which is now part of Canberra and as far north as Lake George and Yass. It was originally bounded on the west by the Murrumbidgee River, on the east by the Shoalhaven River and on the north by the Yass River. A large area of the county was transferred to the Commonwealth government in 1909 in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act to make part of the Australian Capital Territory, along with land in Cowley County. Since then, the ACT border is now part of the western boundary. Part of the ACT border is determined by property boundaries in the Parish of Keewong, in the County of Murray; specifically the southern end of portions 177, 218, 211, 36, and 38. This is mentioned in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act of 1909.
Murray County is named in honour of Lieutenant-Governor, Sir George Murray. The electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent was the first electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.
Parishes within this county
The four parishes of Canberra, Yarrolumla, Narrabundah and Gigerline became part of the Australian Capital Territory in 1911. Some of the other parishes are smaller than they were in the nineteenth century, due to land being taken out of them for the ACT; this includes Tuggeranong, Queanbeyan, Amungula, Pialligo, Goorooyarroo, Ginninderra and Weetangera.Alterations to parishes on the ACT/NSW border, listed clockwise from the north-west:
- Nearly all of the Parish of Weetangera becomes part of the ACT except for the small section near Ginninderra falls at
- A small portion of the Parish of Wallaroo becomes part of the ACT at
- About half of the Parish of Ginninderra joins the ACT
- A minuscule portion of the Parish of Bedulluck joins the ACT, near the northern tip of the territory.
- Two non-continuous parts of the Parish of Goorooyarroo join the ACT, which make up about two fifths of the parish area in total.
- Nearly all of the Parish of Pialligo becomes part of the ACT, except for a small point at
- A small portion of the Parish of Keewong which is to the east of the Murrumbidgee River at joins the ACT.
Parish list
| Parish | LGA | Coordinates |
| Amungula | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Ballallaba | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Barnet | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Bedulluck | Yass Valley Council | |
| Boambolo | Yass Valley Council | |
| Bullongong | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Burra | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Butmaroo | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Bywong | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | |
| Carwoola | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Currandooly | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Ellenden | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Fairy Meadow | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Gigerline | Australian Capital Territory | |
| Ginninderra | Yass Valley Council | |
| Googong | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Goorooyarroo | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Gundaroo | Yass Valley Council | |
| Hume | Yass Valley Council | |
| Jeir | Yass Valley Council | |
| Jinero | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Jinglemoney | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Jinjera | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Keewong | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Krawarree | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Lake George | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Larbert | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Majura | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Merigan | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | |
| Molonglo | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Monkellan | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | |
| Mulloon | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Murrumbateman | Yass Valley Council | |
| Nanima | Yass Valley Council | |
| Narrabundah | Australian Capital Territory | |
| Ollalulla | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Oronmear | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Palerang | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Pialligo | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Purrorumba | Yass Valley Council | |
| Queanbeyan | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Talagandra | Yass Valley Council | |
| Tantangera | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | |
| Thurralilly | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Toual | Yass Valley Council | |
| Tuggeranong | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Urialla | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Wallaroo | Yass Valley Council | |
| Wamboin | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Warri | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Warroo | Yass Valley Council | |
| Weetangera | Yass Valley Council | |
| Werriwa | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Yanununbeyan | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Yarrolumla | Australian Capital Territory | |
| Yarrow | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | |
| Yass | Yass Valley Council |