Stanthorpe Division
#REDIRECT Shire of Stanthorpe Stanthorpe Division #REDIRECT Shire of Stanthorpe The Shire of Stanthorpe was a local government area of Queensland, Australia on the Queensland-New South Wales border. It was on the Great Dividing Range and was part of the Granite Belt. Its main industries include ...

Shire Of Stanthorpe
The Shire of Stanthorpe was a local government area of Queensland, Australia on the Queensland-New South Wales border. It was on the Great Dividing Range and was part of the Granite Belt. Its main industries included fruit and vegetable growing, wineries and tourism, and sheep and cattle grazing. The Shire, administered from the town of Stanthorpe, covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Warwick to become the Southern Downs Region. Its final mayor was Glen Rogers. History On 11 November 1879, the Stanthorpe Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1339. On 25 June 1880, Ballandean Division (to the south) was abolished and absorbed into Stanthorpe Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Stanthorpe Division became the Shire of Stanthorpe on 31 March 1903. In 1914, the Stanthorpe Shire Council constructed council c ...
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