The Shire of Antigua is a former
local government area 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 ...
area of
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia, centred on the town of
Yengarie. It existed between 1879 and 1917.
History
On 11 November 1879, the
Antigua Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1636.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Antigua Division became the Shire of Antigua on 31 March 1903.
Shire of Burrum
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 ...
and the Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside. The shire covered a ...
(which was created in part from Shire of Tinana in 1914).[
]
Chairmen
* 1910-11: J. Mahoney
References
External links
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
1917 disestablishments in Australia