The Shire of Aramac was a local government area located in central

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about north west of the state capital,

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, between the towns of Barcaldine and Winton. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Barcaldine and Jericho to form the

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History

The Aramac Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 841. On 9 May 1900, part of the Aramac Division was excised to create the new Longreach Division under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''. On 27 December 1902, part of the Aramac Division was excised to create the Ilfracombe Division under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Aramac Division became the Shire of Aramac on 31 March 1903. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Aramac merged with the Shires of Barcaldine and Jericho to form the

. The Shire operated the Aramac Tramway from Aramac to its junction near Barcaldine with the Central Western railway line from Rockhampton to

Longreach Longreach is a town and a locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Regional Council, which was established in 2008 as a merger of the former Longreach, Ilfracombe, and Isisford ...

from 1911 to 1975.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Aramac included the following settlements: * Aramac (town) * Bangall * Cornish Creek * Galilee *

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* Ingberry *

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(town) * Pelican Creek *

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* Tablederry * Upland * Upper Cornish Creek

Chairmen

* 1880: T. Whannell * 1881: J. Tilbury (resigned November 1881) * 1882: E.R. Edkins (resigned March 1882) * 1882: W. Forsyth * 1883–1884: T. Whannell * 1885: W. Forsyth * 1886–1888: E.R. Edkins * 1889–1890: S.P. Fraser * 1891: E.R. Edkins * 1892–1901: S.P. Fraser * 1902: E.R. Edkins * 1903–1905: S.P. Fraser * 1906: D.C.K. Cameron * 1907–1914: S.P. Fraser * 1915 – December 1923: E.W. Bowyer * 1924–1936: Sydney Harold Fraser * 1936–1939: B. Duke * 1939–1946: Sydney Harold Fraser * 1946–1955: R.A. Stobo * 1955–1976: J.T. Neill * 1976–1982: O.N. Landers * 1986: Antonio Monte de Ramos Jr

Population

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