The Ballandean Division was a

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on the

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, Queensland,

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, close to the Queensland- New South Wales border. It only existed between 1879 and 1880.

History

Ballandean Division was one of the original divisions created by the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2430. On 25 June 1880, Ballanean Division was abolished and was absorbed into its northern neighbour

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 pa ...

References

{{coord missing, Queensland Ballandean Division 1879 establishments in Australia 1880 disestablishments in Australia