The Shire of Emerald is a former

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in the Central Highlands region of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

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. On 15 March 2008 the shires of

Duaringa Duaringa is a town in the Central Highlands Region and a locality split between the Central Highlands Region and the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda in Central Queensland, Australia. In the , Duaringa had a population of 262 people. Geography ...

, Emerald, Bauhinia and

Peak Downs Peak Downs is a geographic area, and formerly a station, in the vicinity of Clermont, Central Queensland. The morphology of this region consisted of numerous distinct peaks of basalt-capped sandstone erupting from a plane, and the area has been ...

were amalgamated to form the

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. Its administrative centre is based around

Emerald Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p ...

History

The Emerald Division was separated from the Peak Downs Division on 4 June 1902. On 31 March 1903, Emerald Division became the Shire of Emerald.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Emerald included the following settlements: Towns: *

Bogantungan Bogantungan is a rural town in the locality of Willows in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town is north west of the state capital Brisbane and west of the regional city of Rockhampton. The Central Weste ...

Comet A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ar ...

* Fernlees *

Gindie Gindie is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gindie had a population of 232 people. Geography The town of Fernlees is located in southern Gindie (). The Gregory Highway passes through the locali ...

Withersfield Withersfield is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2011 its population was 450. It has a public house and a village hall, and centres on the parish church, St. Mary the Virgin. It is in a ...

* Yamala Gemfields area: * Anakie * Rubyvale *

Sapphire Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide () with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. The name sapphire is derived via the Latin "sapphir ...

The Willows The Willows may refer to: Places * The Willows, El Paso, Texas, USA * The Willows, Queensland, a town in Australia * The Willows, Salford, home of Salford Rugby League club in Salford, England, UK * The Willows, Saskatoon, a residential community ...

Chairmen

* 1927: W. H. Harris *1979 – 1982: Craig Edmonston *1985 – 1989: Craig Edmonston *1989 – 1991: Ted Staal *1991 – 2000: Paul Bell * 2000 – 2008: Peter Maguire

References

External links

Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning
- Shire Directory
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Emerald Shire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Emerald Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008 Central Highlands Region