Shire of Emerald
Shire of Emerald Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 14,355 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Emerald | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central Highlands | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Emerald | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Emerald is a former local government area in the Central Highlands region of Queensland, Australia. On 15 March 2008 the shires of Duaringa, Emerald, Bauhinia and Peak Downs were amalgamated to form the Central Highlands Region.[2] Its administrative centre is based around Emerald.
History[]
The Emerald Division was separated from the Peak Downs Division on 4 June 1902.
On 31 March 1903, Emerald Division became the Shire of Emerald.
Towns and localities[]
The Shire of Emerald included the following settlements:
Chairmen[]
- 1927: W. H. Harris [3]
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Emerald (S)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Agency ID 11030, Central Highlands Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links[]
- Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning - Shire Directory
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Emerald Shire
Coordinates: 23°31′05.5″S 148°09′37.4″E / 23.518194°S 148.160389°E
Categories:
- Former local government areas of Queensland
- 2008 disestablishments in Australia
- Populated places disestablished in 2008
- Central Highlands Region