The Shire of Moggill is a former local government area of

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, Australia, located in western

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

History

Toowong Division Toowong is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toowong had a population of 10,830 people. Geography Toowong is situated between Mount Coot-tha and the Brisbane River and is made up of rolling hills ...

was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act of 1879''. On 20 May 1880, the more populated area of Toowong Division was proclaimed as the

Shire of Toowong Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the begin ...

, with the remaining part of the Toowong Division being renamed Indooroopilly Division on 2 June 1880. In 1890, residents in the

Taringa Taringa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Taringa had a population of 8,376 people. Geography Taringa is by road south-west of the Brisbane GPO. The suburb of Taringa borders Brisbane's Mt Coot-Tha, Indo ...

area of the Indooroopilly Division began to agitate for the establishment of a separate division for Taringa. Their rationale was that the area around

Taringa railway station Taringa railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Taringa. History Taringa station opened on 14 June 1875 as West Milton. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s as part of the quadr ...

had grown in population and was of a suburban character and that the interests of this community were different from those of the farming community that comprised the rest of Indooroopilly Division. On 11 October 1890,

Taringa Division #REDIRECT Shire of Taringa The Shire of Taringa is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in western Brisbane. Its administrative centre was Taringa (now a suburb of City of Brisbane). It existed from 1890 to 1925. His ...

was separated from Indooroopilly Division. On 31 March 1903, the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' replaced Divisions with Shires and Towns, replacing Indooroopilly Division with

Shire of Indooroopilly The Shire of Moggill is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in western Brisbane. History Toowong Division was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act of 1879''. ...

. On 8 December 1917, the Shire of Indooroopilly was renamed Shire of Moggill. On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the

City of Brisbane The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainlan ...

Chairmen

* 1925: R. McLennan

References

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