The Shire of Pioneer was a

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surrounding the city of

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and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from

itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with

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History

The Borough of Mackay was proclaimed on 22 September 1869 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. Pioneer Division was one of the 74 divisional boards established on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2884 and covered the region surrounding but not including the Borough of Mackay. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Pioneer Division became the Shire of Pioneer on 31 March 1903. The Pioneer Shire Council Chambers at 1 Wood Street, Mackay, were constructed in 1935 and are now listed on the

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. The

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was established from the southern part of the Shire of Pioneer on 1 January 1912 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. The

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was established from part of the Shire of Pioneer on 4 September 1913 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. On 21 November 1991, the

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, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Mackay area be rationalised. The ''Local Government (Mackay and Pioneer) Regulation 1993'' was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the Shire ceased to exist and was amalgamated with

. Gordon White, who had served as chairman of Pioneer since 1983, won the resulting mayoral elections and was then mayor of the City of Mackay until 1994.

Towns and localities

Suburbs: * Andergrove *

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* Bucasia * Cremorne * Dolphin Heads * Eimeo * Erakala * Foulden * Glenella * Mackay Harbour * Mount Pleasant * Nindaroo *

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* Ooralea *

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* Rural View * Shoal Point * Slade Point Towns: * Bakers Creek * Ball Bay *

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* Farleigh * Halliday Bay * Hampden * Kuttabul * Laguna Quays *

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* McEwens Beach * Midge Point * Mount Ossa * Oakenden * Pindi Pindi * Seaforth *

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* Walkerston National Parks: * Cape Hillsborough NP * Eungella NP * Mount Jukes NP * Mount Martin NP * Mount Ossa NP * Pioneer Peaks NP * Reliance Creek NP Other localities: *

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* Balberra * Balnagowan * Belmunda *

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* Chelona *

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* Dunnrock * Greenmount *

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* Mount Charlton *

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* Munbura *

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* Pleystowe *

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* Sandiford * Sunnyside * Te Kowai * The Leap * Victoria Plains * Yalboroo

Chairmen

* 1885-1890:

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Walter Trueman PAGET
— Mackay History. Retrieved 22 May 2016. * 1901: Walter Paget * 1927: William Henry Kirkup * 1934-1947:

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Evans, Ernest (Ernie)
—

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. Retrieved 29 May 2016. * 1955-1957: Ernie Evans * 1983-1994: Gordon White, who continued as mayor of City of Mackay after the amgalmation until 1999.

Population

References

External links

Local Government (Mackay and Pioneer) Regulation 1993
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pioneer Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1879 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia