The Shire of Barcaldine was a
local government area located in central
Queensland
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and headquartered in the town of
Barcaldine. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1892 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of
Aramac and
Jericho to form the
Barcaldine Region
The Barcaldine Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which had existed for over a century.
It has an estimated operating budget of ...
.
Major industries in the area are wool and grazing.
History
Kargoolnah Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', and included the areas of
Blackall
Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Blackall had a population of 1,416 people.
The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry ...
,
Tambo and Barcaldine as well as parts of Jericho. On 3 September 1892, a new
Barcaldine Division was proclaimed and excised from Kargoolnah.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Barcaldine Division became Shire of Barcaldine 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 Barcaldine merged with the Shires of
Aramac and
Jericho to form the
Barcaldine Region
The Barcaldine Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which had existed for over a century.
It has an estimated operating budget of ...
.
The
Barcaldine Shire Hall built it in 1912 is now listed on the
Queensland Heritage Register
The Queensland Heritage Register is a heritage register, a statutory list of places in Queensland, Australia that are protected by Queensland legislation, the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. It is maintained by the Queensland Heritage Council. A ...
.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Barcaldine included the following settlements:
*
Barcaldine
* Barcaldine Downs
* Grant
* Narbethong
* Patrick
Chairmen
* 1893: James Cronin
* 1894: Henry Sealy
* 1895-1898: Hans C. Puet
* 1899:William Campbell
* 1900: James Meacham
* 1901: T.J. Hannay
* 1903: Henry Sealy
* 1904: Hans C. Puet
* 1905 William Campbell
* 1906: James Meacham
* 1906: Allan Martin Ferguson
* 1908: James Cronin
* 1909: Allan Martin Ferguson
* 1910: Hans C. Puet
* 1911: Allan Martin Ferguson
* 1912: James Cronin
* 1918: T.J. Hannay
* 1919-1920: W.J.Forthergill
* 1920-1924: R.A.Parnell
* 1924-1930: R.F.Lyons
* 1930-1953: C.F. Llyod-Jones
* 1953- 1985 J.D.Bennett OBE
* 1985- 1992 L.T.Norman
Population
References
External links
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1892 establishments in Australia
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008