The Shire of Booringa was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. The largest town and home of the shire administration was

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...

. It existed from 1879 to 2008. The shire is now part of the Maranoa Region.

History

Wallumbilla Division was established on 11 November 1879 as one of the original divisions proclaimed under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 3217. On 21 May 1880, part of Wallumbilla Division was separated to create

Bungil Division #REDIRECT Shire of Bungil The Shire of Bungil was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1880 to 2008. The shire surrounded the town of Roma, which had its own local government. Roma was also th ...

. Wallumbilla Division was renamed

Booringa Division #REDIRECT Shire of Booringa The Shire of Booringa was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Maranoa, Queensland, Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. The largest town and home of the shire administration was Mitchell ...

on 18 July 1891. The name ''Booringa'' is the Aboriginal name for the country around Mitchell. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Booringa Division became the Shire of Booringa on 31 March 1903. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released a report recommending a number of amalgamations of local government areas in Queensland. As a result, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'', on 15 March 2008, the new local government area of Roma Region was created, as an amalgamation of five previous local government areas: * the

Town of Roma The Town of Roma was a local government area in the western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The Town of Roma covered the urban area of Roma and was surrounded by the neighbouring Shire of Bungil. Today it is part of the Maranoa Regi ...

; * the

Shire of Bendemere The Shire of Bendemere was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia, and existed from 1911 until 2008 when it amalgamated into Maranoa Region. The Shire, administered from the town of Yuleba, covered an area of , ...

; * the Shire of Booringa; * the

Shire of Bungil The Shire of Bungil was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1880 to 2008. The shire surrounded the town of Roma, which had its own local government. Roma was also the location of the administ ...

; * and the

Shire of Warroo The Shire of Warroo was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. In March 2008, it became part of the new Maranoa Region. The administrative centre and only major town in the shire was Surat. The Shire was e ...

. On 26 July 2009, Roma Region was renamed Maranoa Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Booringa included the following settlements: * Amby *

Mungallala Mungallala is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mungallala had a population of 136 people. Geography The town is in South West Queensland, west of the state capital Brisbane and ...

Chairmen and mayor

* 1892–1894: William Gordon Burton-Bradley * 1927: William James Sullivan * 1931:

John William Fletcher John William Fletcher (born Jean Guillaume de la Fléchère; 12 September 1729 – 14 August 1785) was a Swiss-born English divine and Methodist leader. Of French Huguenot stock, he was born in Nyon in Vaud, Switzerland. Fletcher emigrated to E ...

* 1985–2008: Warren Wilson

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Booringa Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1879 establishments in Australia 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008