The Shire of Chillagoe was a

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History

On 16 December 1908, a small part of

Shire of Woothakata 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 a local government entity fr ...

was transferred to the

Shire of Walsh The Shire of Walsh was a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, located to the south-west of the town Cairns. History The Woothakata Division, based in the mining town of Thornborough on the Hodginson goldfield, was crea ...

, which was then split with one part being proclaimed the new Shire of Chillagoe, based at Chillagoe. On 25 June 1932, the Shires of Chillagoe and Walsh were merged back into the Shire of Woothakata, which was renamed the Shire of Mareeba on 20 December 1947.

Chairmen

* 1927: William Cooper Bourke

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chillagoe Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1932 disestablishments in Australia 1908 establishments in Australia