The Shire of Allora was a

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north of the regional centre of

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in the

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region of

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. The shire, administered from

Allora Allora is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Allora had a population of 1,223 people. Geography Allora is on the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, by ro ...

, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1869 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with

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, Shire of Rosenthal and

Shire of Glengallan The Shire of Glengallan was a local government area south and east of the regional centre of Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Warwick, covered an area of , and existed as a local government ent ...

to form the

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History

The Borough of Allora came into being on 21 July 1869 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. The surrounding region was incorporated on 11 November 1879 as the Clifton Division under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Municipality of Allora became the

Town of Allora A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and Clifton Division became

Shire of Clifton The Shire of Clifton was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of , and existed as a local ...

on 31 March 1903. On 23 January 1915, the

was abolished and merged with the southern part of the Shire of Clifton to create the Shire of Allora. The Shire's offices were located at 78 Herbert Street, Allora. On 19 March 1992, the

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, created two years earlier, produced its report ''External Boundaries of Local Authorities'', and recommended that local government boundaries in the Warwick area be rationalised into 3 new local government areas. That recommendation was not implemented, but the outcome was that the Shire of Allora was merged with the Shires of Glengallan and Rosenthal and the

to form a new

. The ''Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994'' was gazetted on 20 May 1994. On 25 June, an election was held for the new council, and on 1 July 1994, the Shire of Allora was abolished.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Allora included the following settlements: *

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* Clintonvale * Deuchar *

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* Mount Marshall * Talgai * Willowvale

Chairmen and Mayors

Chairmen of Shire of Allora

* 1927: Thomas Muir

Mayors of Town of Allora

* 1906: W. Deacon

Population

References

External links

Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Allora Shire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allora Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1994 disestablishments in Australia