Shire of Murweh
Shire of Murweh Queensland | |||||||||||||
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Population | 4,910 (2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
• Density | 0.12051/km2 (0.3121/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
Area | 40,742.5 km2 (15,730.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor | Annie Liston | ||||||||||||
Council seat | Charleville | ||||||||||||
Region | South West Queensland | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Murweh | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Murweh is a local government area in the Maranoa district, which is part of South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in the shire is Charleville.
History
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Murweh Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions of Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1286.[2]
On 11 October 1883, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Tambo Division and Murweh Division.[3][4]
On 5 February 1889, the western part of Murweh Division was separated to create the new Adavale Division.[5][6][7]
On 21 March 1894, under the "Local Government Act 1878", Subdivision 2 of the Murweh Division was separated to create a municipality called Borough of Charleville.[8]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Murweh Division became the Shire of Murweh on 31 March 1903.[9]
On 10 September 1960, the Town of Charleville (the successor of the Borough of Charleville) which had been separated from Murweh Division in 1894, was absorbed back into the Shire of Murweh .[9][10]
Towns and localities
The Shire of Murweh includes the following settlements:
- Charleville
- Augathella
- Bakers Bend
- Cooladdi (ghost town)
- Morven
- Nive
- Sommariva
Population
Year | Population |
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1879 | 1,286 |
1933 | 6,141 |
1947 | 5,930 |
1954 | 7,532 |
1961 | 7,845 |
1966 | 7,483 |
1971 | 6,053 |
1976 | 5,585 |
1981 | 5,338 |
1986 | 5,287 |
1991 | 5,291 |
1996 | 4,962 |
2001 | 4,975 |
2006 | 4,580 |
Shire Chambers
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The first Murweh council chambers were built in the 1880s but were destroyed by fire in the 1930s.[11]
The new Murweh Shire Council Chambers were opened in Alfred Street in February 1938 by the shire chairman William Herbert Corbett.[11] The architects were Hall and Phillips and the contractor was T. E. Woollon of Brisbane.[12]
Chairmen
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "Proclamation [Murweh Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:1000.
- ↑ "Proclamation [Tambo Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 13 October 1883. p. 33:1018.
- ↑ "Proclamation [Murweh Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 13 October 1883. p. 33:1018-1019.
- ↑ "Proclamation [Adavale Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 9 February 1889. p. 46:469.
- ↑ "Country News.". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 2 February 1889. p. 198. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Agency ID287, Adavale Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Agency ID2098, Charleville Municipal Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Agency ID1435, Murweh Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Agency ID560, Charleville Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 "OFFICIAL OPENING.". The Charleville Times. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 11 February 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ "CHARLEVILLE NOTES.". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 28 December 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Coordinates: 26°24′06″S 146°14′23″E / 26.40167°S 146.23972°E