The City of Maryborough was a
local government area located in the
Wide Bay–Burnett
Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...
region of
Queensland
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, Australia, containing the urban locality of
Maryborough as well as the southern half of
Fraser Island
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(also known as K'Gari and Gari). The City covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1861 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the
City of Hervey Bay,
Shire of Woocoo
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and the 1st and 2nd divisions of the
Shire of Tiaro to form the
Fraser Coast Region
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser ...
.
History
Wharves were established at Maryborough in 1847–1848 to provide transport for wool from sheep stations on the
Burnett River
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Course and features
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta a ...
. The town was initially located further south on the
Mary River, but moved to its present location in 1852. It was declared a port in 1859.
On 10 March 1861, the Municipal
Borough of Maryborough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
, governed under the ''Municipalities Act 1858'' which had been inherited from
New South Wales
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upon the
separation of Queensland
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History
European set ...
in 1859, was proclaimed, becoming the sixth municipal government in Queensland. Henry Palmer was appointed as its first Mayor. On 15 September 1883, the
Granville Division was established under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' to serve the surrounding district.
With the passing of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', on 31 March 1903 the Borough of Maryborough became the
Town of Maryborough
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Origin and use
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and Granville Division became the
Shire of Granville. On 7 January 1905 Maryborough achieved City status, and a Town Hall was built on the corner of Kent and Adelaide Streets and became the administrative centre of the City. On 17 February 1917, as part of a restructuring of local government in the Wide Bay–Burnett area, the Shire of Granville was abolished and split between the Shire of Tiaro and City of Maryborough.
At the local government elections of 27 March 1976, with the neighbouring
Shire of Burrum
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being renamed Hervey Bay and retreating to the coast, Maryborough changed from being an urban municipality of to one of with a considerable rural area. The City grew by an estimated 1,119 people in the transfer.
The ''Local Government (Maryborough and Woocoo) Regulation 1993'', which took effect on 31 March 1994, effected the City's annexation of about of the Shire of Woocoo. At this time, Maryborough was re-subdivided into eight divisions each with one councillor, plus an elected mayor.
On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the
Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, Maryborough merged with the City of Hervey Bay, Shire of Woocoo and part of Tiaro to form the
Fraser Coast Region
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.
Towns and localities
The City of Maryborough included the following settlements:
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Maryborough
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Maryborough West
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Granville
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Island Plantation
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Beaver Rock
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Boonooroo
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Boonooroo Plains
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Duckinwilla
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Eurong (Fraser Island)
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Ferney
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Glenorchy
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Great Sandy Strait
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Maaroom
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Poona
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Poona National Park
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St Helens
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Teddington
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The Dimonds
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Tinana
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Tuan
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Tuan Forest
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Walkers Point
Population
Mayors
Mayors of Maryborough include:
* 1861–1861:
Henry Palmer
* 1861: John Purser
*1861: John Eaton
* 1862: James Dowzer
* 1865:
Henry Palmer
* 1883:
Charles Thomas Powers
*1865: Henry Palmer
* 1866: George Nightingale
*1877: John Thomas Annear
* 1878:
Richard Matthews Hyne
*William Pettigrew
*1880: Nicholas Edward Nelson Tooth
*1890: George Stupart
* 1894: J. Batholomew
*1895: Fritz Kinne
* 1901:
John Norman
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* 1903:
Andrew Dunn
* 1906: William Dawson
* 1909: Charles Rabaa
* 1914:
Andrew Dunn[
*1915 John Blackley
* 1913–1918: Henry James Hyne][ — availabl]
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* 1988-1991: Ronald James Peters
*N. A. Reed [ — availabl]
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* 1991–2004: Alan Brown
* 2004–2008: Barbara Hovard
Notable people
In addition to the mayors listed above, other notable people associated with the local government include:
* Walter Adams, an alderman of Maryborough and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maryborough City
Former local government areas of Queensland
1861 establishments in Australia
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008