The Shire of Herberton was a

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. It was located on the

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, a plateau forming part of the

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west of the city of

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. The shire, administered from the town of

Herberton Herberton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Herberton had a population of 855 people. Geography Herberton is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is situa ...

, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1895 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.

History

Tinaroo Division was created on 3 September 1881 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', and was responsible for a large area which included Herberton. On 15 September 1888, the Borough of Herberton was established to manage the affairs of the town of

. On 11 May 1895, the borough was abolished and the entire Herberton region separated from Tinaroo to become the Herberton Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Herberton Division became the Shire of Herberton on 31 March 1903. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Herberton merged with the Shires of Atherton, Eacham and

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to form the Tablelands Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Herberton included the following settlements: *

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* Innot Hot Springs *

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* Moomin *

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* Tumoulin * Wairuna *

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Chairmen

* 1908: Charles Harding * 1927: F. A. Grigg

Population

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herberton Shire Former local government areas of Queensland Far North Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008