The Shire of Beaudesert was a
local government area located in
South East
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Queensland
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, Australia, stretching from the
New South Wales
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border, along the
Gold Coast
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hinterland
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to the urban fringes of the cities of
Brisbane
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and
Ipswich
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. The Shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until its abolition on 15 March 2008, following which it was split between
Logan City
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and the new
Scenic Rim Region
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.
History
The Tabragalba Division was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 869, centred on
Beaudesert.
On 18 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between subdivision No. 1 of Tabragalba Division and subdivision No.2 of the
Coomera Division
Coomera is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people.
Geography
Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Hope Island, Willow Vale, Wongaw ...
.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Tabragalba Division became
Shire of Tabragalba on 31 March 1903, and on 8 August 1903 was renamed Shire of Beaudesert by an Order in Council.
On 23 November 1912, a separate
Town of Beaudesert was established to manage the town itself, but on 14 September 1929 it was merged back into the shire.
Amalgamations in 1948
On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in
South East Queensland
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, an Order in Council replacing ten former local government areas between the
City of Brisbane
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and the
New South Wales
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border with only four. The former ten were:
* Beaudesert
*
Beenleigh
Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people.
A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenl ...
*
Cleveland
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Coolangatta
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Geography
Coolangatta and its ...
*
Coomera
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Geography
Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...
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Nerang
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Geography
The Nerang River flows through the locality from south to east, passing through the town. The river u ...
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Southport
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Southport lies on the Iris ...
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Tamborine
*
Tingalpa
Tingalpa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tingalpa had a population of 8,290 people.
Geography
The suburb has some older style homes built in the post war period – weatherboard and chamferboard post war ...
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Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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The four resulting local government areas were:
* an enlarged Shire of Beaudesert, an amalgamation of Beaudesert and Tamborine with the western part of Waterford
* the new
Shire of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Quee ...
: a merger of Beenleigh, Coomera, Nerang (except for the
Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Heads is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,077 people.
Geography
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area), the southern part of Tingalpa and the eastern part of Waterford
*
Town of South Coast
The Town of South Coast was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Nerang Division and Coomera Division were created as two of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards ...
, an amalgamation of the Towns of Southport and Coolangatta with the Burleigh Heads part of Nerang (which later became
City of Gold Coast
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)
* the new
Redland Shire, an amalgamation of Cleveland and the northern part of Tingalpa (which later became
Redland City
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)
The Order came into effect on 10 June 1949, when the first elections were held.
The enlarged Shire of Beaudesert was split into four divisions with a total of eight councillors—Division 2 with four, Division 4 with two and the others with one each. The chairman (later mayor) was to be chosen from amongst the councillors. The new council was formally established at elections on 31 May 1949 and a Special Meeting was held on 7 June. It had grown 40% in population and gained in the process.
Growing suburbs
On 8 June 1978, the
Shire of Logan was created out of parts of Beaudesert and the
Shire of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Quee ...
. The council lost of its area and 11,550 people to Logan. At the 1979 council elections, Beaudesert was resubdivided into eight divisions each electing one councillor.
2008 amalgamations
On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the
Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Beaudesert was abolished and became one of only three Queensland councils, alongside
Taroom
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Geography
The town is located on the Dawson River ...
and
Tiaro
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Geography
The town is on the Mary River. It is situated on the Bruce Highway south of Mar ...
, to be split in two. The northern area, which while still largely rural was part of
Brisbane
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's growth corridor, became part of
Logan City
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, while the southern rural section became part of the
Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s an ...
alongside the
Shire of Boonah
The Shire of Boonah was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, about southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich t ...
.
Beaudesert became the administrative centre for the Scenic Rim Region and the Beaudesert Shire Council building now houses the Scenic Rim Regional Council. There are 6 Councillors and a Mayor for an area of 4,238sq km and a regional population of 38,000.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Beaudesert included the following settlements:
Northern Beaudesert section:
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Allenview
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Buccan
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Cedar Creek1
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Cedar Grove
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Cedar Vale
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Chambers Flat
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Greenbank2
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Jimboomba
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Kagaru3
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Logan Reserve2
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Logan Village
Logan Village is a semi-rural town and locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Logan Village had a population of 4,417 people. Logan Village was once known as the head of the navigable Logan River. Its i ...
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Lyons
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Mundoolun
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Munruben
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New Beith
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North Maclean
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Park Ridge South
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South Maclean
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Stockleigh
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Tamborine3
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Undullah3
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Veresdale3
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Veresdale Scrub
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Woodhill Woodhill or Wood Hill may refer to:
People
* Herbert Woodhilll (1875–1963), Australian rugby league footballer
* Constance Caroline Woodhill Naden (1858–1889), English poet and philosopher
Places Australia
* Woodhill, New South Wales
* ...
*
Yarrabilba
Yarrabilba is a locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yarrabilba had a population of 3,580 people.
Geography
As of June 2018, Yarrabilba consists of seven neighbourhoods; The Avenues, Oak Leaf, The Retreat, Sandstone R ...
1 - split with the
City of Gold Coast
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2 - split with
Logan City
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3 - split with the
Scenic Rim Region
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Southern Beaudesert section:
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Beaudesert
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Beechmont
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Benobble
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Biddaddaba
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Birnam
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Boyland
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Bromelton
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Canungra
Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Canungra had a population of 1,229 people.
Geography
Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hint ...
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Christmas Creek
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Course and features
Christmas Creek rises below Roses Knob, about east by north of the ...
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Cryna
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Gleneagle
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Hillview
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Innisplain
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Josephville
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Kerry
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Kooralbyn
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Lamington
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Lamington National Park
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Laravale
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Palen Creek
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Rathdowney
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Tabooba
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Tabragalba
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Tamborine Mountain
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Geography
The plateau is a , . The name is from the of Yugumbir language of the Wanger ...
*
Tamrookum
Tamrookum is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 91 people.
Geography
The Mount Lindesay Highway traverses Tamrookum from north ( Laravale) to south ( Innisplain) and form ...
*
Tamrookum Creek
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Witheren
Witheren is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Witheren had a population of 496 people.
History
Witheren State School opened on 21 August 1899. In 1936 tenders were called for a new school building. The ...
*
Wonglepong
Population
# The estimated 1947 population of the post-1949 area was 8,968.
Chairmen and mayors
The chairmen and mayors of the Beaudesert Division and Shire of Beaudesert were:
* 1915-1916
Tom Plunkett
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Biography
Plunkett was born at Brisbane, Queensland, to parents Thomas Plunkett and his wife Maria (née ...
* 1927-1929: Joseph Hopkins
* 1949–1957: James McDonald Sharp
* 1957–1973: Euguene Tilley
* 1973–1977: Andrew Drynan
* 1977–1979: Eugene Tilley
* 1979–1991: Alan Struss
* 1991–1997: Michael Fraser
* 1997–2000: Joy Drescher
* 2000–2004: Ron Munn
* 2004–2008: Joy Drescher
The mayors of the Town of Beaudesert (1912—1929) were:
* 1916: De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse
* 1917: Stephen Mylett
* 1918-29: Montagu Selwyn Smith
See also
* List of tramways in Queensland
List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are:
* Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles.
* Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ...
References
Further reading
* (59 pages)
External links
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