The Shire of Blackall was a

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located in central Queensland around the town of Blackall. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with neighbouring Shire of Tambo to form the

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. The council consisted of a Mayor and 9 elected councillors. No wards or electoral divisions existed. The Barcoo River passes through the shire's former area and the dominant industry is sheep and cattle grazing.

History

Kargoolnah Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 726. The division included the areas of Blackall, Tambo and Barcaldine and parts of

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(these areas are now part of the Barcaldine Region). Its headquarters were in Blackall. On 20 May 1880, the urban part of Blackall was excised from the Kargoolnah Division to create a municipal

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and its first councillors were elected in July 1880. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Kargoolnah Division became the

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on 31 March 1903, while the Borough of Blackall became the Town of Blackall. The town was abolished on 7 November 1931 and became Division 3 of the Shire of Kargoolnah, which had in the meantime shrunk to include only the Blackall region. On 19 November 1932, after representations to the State Government, the Shire of Kargoolnah was officially renamed Shire of Blackall. 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 Blackall merged with the Shire of Tambo to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Blackall included the following settlements: * Blackall * Yalleroi (ghost town) * Northhampton Downs * Terrick Terrick * Malvern Hills *

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Population

Chairmen

* 1891: A. Parnell * 1927: S. Blackstock In 1993, the ''Local Government Act Number 70'' was introduced; it included that all heads of local government councils should be known as mayors and all other elected representatives were to be known as councillors.

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