# Gunderbooka County

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Gunderbooka County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales.

## Geography

The Warrego River is the western boundary, and the Culgoa River and Darling River is the south-eastern boundary. It includes the area down to where the Warrego meets the Darling, to the north of Bourke (including North Bourke).
The village of Ford's Bridge, the town of Engonnia and Burke all lie just outside the county with North Bourke being the only settlement currently in the county. The entirety of the county is incorporated, with the seat of government being located in Bourke.

## Etymology

Gunderbooka is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word and is also the name of Gundabook Station.

## History

The area occupied by the country was the traditional lands of three groups of Aboriginal tribes.
Living In the west of the County along the Warrego river, were the Gunu people, living in the south along the flood plain of the Darling River were the Barranbidgee people with the Wangoibon tribes living on the adjacent river bank of the Darling River, in what is today Cowper Country.
In the north of the County lived the Manuwari people.
The first Europeans to the County were the expedition of Charles Sturt in 1828. Followed by the expedition of Thomas Mitchell in 1835.
Poet Henry Lawson came to the Country walking from Bourke to Hungerford in 1892.
And another poet, Oglevy coined the phrase "Back of Burke" to describe the remoteness of the northern part of the country during his time working in Engonnia in the years around Federation.

## Parishes within this county

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 |
| Aripilis | Bourke Shire | 30°17′04″S 145°30′52″E﻿ / ﻿30.28444°S 145.51444°E﻿ / -30.28444; 145.51444﻿ (Aripilis Parish) |
| Bibildoolie | Bourke Shire | 29°38′50″S 145°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿29.64722°S 145.77778°E﻿ / -29.64722; 145.77778﻿ (Bibildoolie Parish) |
| Booka | Bourke Shire | 30°04′00″S 145°27′42″E﻿ / ﻿30.06667°S 145.46167°E﻿ / -30.06667; 145.46167﻿ (Booka Parish) |
| Bothadoola | Bourke Shire | 30°02′43″S 145°34′43″E﻿ / ﻿30.04528°S 145.57861°E﻿ / -30.04528; 145.57861﻿ (Bothadoola Parish) |
| Boyong | Bourke Shire | 30°09′40″S 145°44′44″E﻿ / ﻿30.16111°S 145.74556°E﻿ / -30.16111; 145.74556﻿ (Boyong Parish) |
| Brandis | Bourke Shire | 29°53′49″S 145°57′50″E﻿ / ﻿29.89694°S 145.96389°E﻿ / -29.89694; 145.96389﻿ (Brandis Parish) |
| Bullamunta | Bourke Shire | 30°00′33″S 145°58′14″E﻿ / ﻿30.00917°S 145.97056°E﻿ / -30.00917; 145.97056﻿ (Bullamunta Parish) |
| Coolamon | Bourke Shire | 29°45′12″S 145°41′28″E﻿ / ﻿29.75333°S 145.69111°E﻿ / -29.75333; 145.69111﻿ (Coolamon Parish) |
| Cooning | Bourke Shire | 29°33′28″S 146°09′30″E﻿ / ﻿29.55778°S 146.15833°E﻿ / -29.55778; 146.15833﻿ (Cooning Parish) |
| Cooper | Bourke Shire | 29°49′55″S 145°44′16″E﻿ / ﻿29.83194°S 145.73778°E﻿ / -29.83194; 145.73778﻿ (Cooper Parish) |
| Courallie | Bourke Shire | 29°36′50″S 145°54′42″E﻿ / ﻿29.61389°S 145.91167°E﻿ / -29.61389; 145.91167﻿ (Courallie Parish) |
| Cumbooka | Bourke Shire | 29°42′53″S 146°17′55″E﻿ / ﻿29.71472°S 146.29861°E﻿ / -29.71472; 146.29861﻿ (Cumbooka Parish) |
| Cuttabulla | Bourke Shire | 29°28′28″S 145°57′10″E﻿ / ﻿29.47444°S 145.95278°E﻿ / -29.47444; 145.95278﻿ (Cuttabulla Parish) |
| Darling | Bourke Shire | 29°42′22″S 146°04′40″E﻿ / ﻿29.70611°S 146.07778°E﻿ / -29.70611; 146.07778﻿ (Darling Parish) |
| Fords Bridge | Bourke Shire | 29°50′53″S 145°29′45″E﻿ / ﻿29.84806°S 145.49583°E﻿ / -29.84806; 145.49583﻿ (Fords Bridge Parish) |
| Franklin | Bourke Shire | 30°06′25″S 145°40′43″E﻿ / ﻿30.10694°S 145.67861°E﻿ / -30.10694; 145.67861﻿ (Franklin Parish) |
| Galar | Bourke Shire | 29°43′23″S 145°44′43″E﻿ / ﻿29.72306°S 145.74528°E﻿ / -29.72306; 145.74528﻿ (Galar Parish) |
| Goldson | Bourke Shire | 29°49′12″S 146°02′52″E﻿ / ﻿29.82000°S 146.04778°E﻿ / -29.82000; 146.04778﻿ (Goldson Parish) |
| Greig | Bourke Shire | 29°51′28″S 145°57′58″E﻿ / ﻿29.85778°S 145.96611°E﻿ / -29.85778; 145.96611﻿ (Greig Parish) |
| Ledknapper | Bourke Shire | 29°35′32″S 146°13′26″E﻿ / ﻿29.59222°S 146.22389°E﻿ / -29.59222; 146.22389﻿ (Ledknapper Parish) |
| Leila | Bourke Shire | 29°29′33″S 145°48′26″E﻿ / ﻿29.49250°S 145.80722°E﻿ / -29.49250; 145.80722﻿ (Leila Parish) |
| Looden | Bourke Shire | 29°50′10″S 146°14′11″E﻿ / ﻿29.83611°S 146.23639°E﻿ / -29.83611; 146.23639﻿ (Looden Parish) |
| Mooramia | Bourke Shire | 29°49′41″S 145°52′20″E﻿ / ﻿29.82806°S 145.87222°E﻿ / -29.82806; 145.87222﻿ (Mooramia Parish) |
| Mumpber | Bourke Shire | 30°11′14″S 145°30′50″E﻿ / ﻿30.18722°S 145.51389°E﻿ / -30.18722; 145.51389﻿ (Mumpber Parish) |
| Mungunyah | Bourke Shire | 29°24′54″S 145°51′06″E﻿ / ﻿29.41500°S 145.85167°E﻿ / -29.41500; 145.85167﻿ (Mungunyah Parish) |
| Nellys Springs | Bourke Shire | 29°35′35″S 146°03′20″E﻿ / ﻿29.59306°S 146.05556°E﻿ / -29.59306; 146.05556﻿ (Nellys Springs Parish) |
| Nidgerie | Bourke Shire | 29°58′56″S 145°40′42″E﻿ / ﻿29.98222°S 145.67833°E﻿ / -29.98222; 145.67833﻿ (Nidgerie Parish) |
| North Bourke | Bourke Shire | 30°02′45″S 145°56′33″E﻿ / ﻿30.04583°S 145.94250°E﻿ / -30.04583; 145.94250﻿ (North Bourke Parish) |
| Nulty | Bourke Shire | 30°12′35″S 145°38′01″E﻿ / ﻿30.20972°S 145.63361°E﻿ / -30.20972; 145.63361﻿ (Nulty Parish) |
| Paka | Bourke Shire | 30°02′49″S 145°43′30″E﻿ / ﻿30.04694°S 145.72500°E﻿ / -30.04694; 145.72500﻿ (Paka Parish) |
| Palmer | Bourke Shire | 29°45′17″S 146°09′54″E﻿ / ﻿29.75472°S 146.16500°E﻿ / -29.75472; 146.16500﻿ (Palmer Parish) |
| Pera | Bourke Shire | 30°03′54″S 145°52′24″E﻿ / ﻿30.06500°S 145.87333°E﻿ / -30.06500; 145.87333﻿ (Pera Parish) |
| Polo | Bourke Shire | 29°58′45″S 145°47′09″E﻿ / ﻿29.97917°S 145.78583°E﻿ / -29.97917; 145.78583﻿ (Polo Parish) |
| Quondong | Bourke Shire | 29°46′02″S 146°25′59″E﻿ / ﻿29.76722°S 146.43306°E﻿ / -29.76722; 146.43306﻿ (Quondong Parish) |
| Sutherland | Bourke Shire | 29°53′48″S 145°37′33″E﻿ / ﻿29.89667°S 145.62583°E﻿ / -29.89667; 145.62583﻿ (Sutherland Parish) |
| Talaa | Bourke Shire | 30°00′33″S 145°52′02″E﻿ / ﻿30.00917°S 145.86722°E﻿ / -30.00917; 145.86722﻿ (Talaa Parish) |
| Tobin | Bourke Shire | unknown |
| Toorale | Bourke Shire | 30°16′40″S 145°25′30″E﻿ / ﻿30.27778°S 145.42500°E﻿ / -30.27778; 145.42500﻿ (Toorale Parish) |
| Tresillian | Bourke Shire | 29°46′22″S 145°53′50″E﻿ / ﻿29.77278°S 145.89722°E﻿ / -29.77278; 145.89722﻿ (Tresillian Parish) |
| Tully | Bourke Shire | 29°52′04″S 146°08′32″E﻿ / ﻿29.86778°S 146.14222°E﻿ / -29.86778; 146.14222﻿ (Tully Parish) |
| Turee | Bourke Shire | 29°54′43″S 146°06′02″E﻿ / ﻿29.91194°S 146.10056°E﻿ / -29.91194; 146.10056﻿ (Turee Parish) |
| Warraweena | Bourke Shire | 29°55′33″S 146°15′56″E﻿ / ﻿29.92583°S 146.26556°E﻿ / -29.92583; 146.26556﻿ (Warraweena Parish) |
| Wommera | Bourke Shire | 29°57′01″S 145°35′47″E﻿ / ﻿29.95028°S 145.59639°E﻿ / -29.95028; 145.59639﻿ (Wommera Parish) |
| Yarraman | Bourke Shire | 29°40′53″S 146°21′15″E﻿ / ﻿29.68139°S 146.35417°E﻿ / -29.68139; 146.35417﻿ (Yarraman Parish) |
| Yurongan | Bourke Shire | 29°37′19″S 146°13′29″E﻿ / ﻿29.62194°S 146.22472°E﻿ / -29.62194; 146.22472﻿ (Yurongan Parish) |