The Shire of Barron is a former local government area in Far North Queensland,

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, Australia. It existed between 1890 and 1919.

History

Under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', the Cairns Division, Hinchinbrook Division and

Woothakata Division #REDIRECT Shire of Mareeba The Shire of Mareeba is a local government area at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, inland from Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mareeba, covered an area of , and existed as ...

were created on 11 November 1879. On 3 September 1881, parts of each of these three divisions were excised to create the new

Tinaroo Division #REDIRECT Shire of Atherton The Shire of Atherton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from t ...

. In 1889, residents of the No. 3 subdivision of Tinnaroo Division began to agitate for an independent division. On 20 December 1890, part of the

was excised to create the new Barron Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Barron Division became the Shire of Barron on 31 March 1903. On 20 December 1919, the Shire of Barron was abolished and was split between the Shires of Cairns and Woothakata.

Chairmen

* 1903: C P Andersen * 1904: William Walter Mason * 1905: Robert W Warren"Barron Shire Council: Annual Election of Members"
''Morning Post'', 16 Jan 1907 * 1906: Dr. David Thomatis * 1907: Charles Strattman * 1908: William Walter Mason * 1909: William Walter Mason"Town and Country"
''Cairns Morning Post'', 9th Feb 1909

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barron Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1890 establishments in Australia 1919 disestablishments in Australia