Shire of Calliope

Shire of Calliope
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population16,544 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density2.8160/km2 (7.2934/sq mi)
Area5,875 km2 (2,268.4 sq mi)
Council seatCalliope
RegionCapricornia
WebsiteShire of Calliope
LGAs around Shire of Calliope:
Fitzroy Pacific Ocean Gladstone
Banana Shire of Calliope Pacific Ocean
Monto Kolan Miriam Vale

The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope.[2]

History

Map of Calliope Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1044.[3]

On 7 January 1902 part of Calliope Division was separated to create Miriam Vale Division.[4]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Calliope Division became the Shire of Calliope on 31 March 1903.

In 1927, the council hall was in Gladstone.[5]

Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas:

were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008.[2][6]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Calliope included the following settlements:

Towns:

Urban areas:

Rural townships:

Localities of The Boyne Valley:

Other communities:

Chairpersons and mayors

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Calliope (S)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Calliope Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Proclamation [Calliope Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:1004.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL ITEMS". The Queenslander. 11 January 1902. p. 52. Retrieved 27 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ a b Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Gladstone Region". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ^ Visitor Guide booklet. Port Curtis Historical Society.

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