The Shire of Dalrymple was a

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located in

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, Australia, and surrounded but did not include the town of

Charters Towers Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under ...

, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the separate

City of Charters Towers The City of Charters Towers was a local government area in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers. Established in 1877, it was entirely surrounded by the Shire of Dalrymple, with which i ...

to form the

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History

Dalrymple Division #REDIRECT Shire of Dalrymple The Shire of Dalrymple was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It ...

was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 4494. The name ''Dalrymple'' is believed to honour

George Elphinstone Dalrymple George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple (6 May 1826 – 22 January 1876) was a colonist, explorer, public servant and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He founded the towns of Bowen and Cardwell, and pioneer ...

, an early explorer of the region. On 2 July 1902, the No. 1 subdivision of Dalrymple Division was excised to create a separate Shire of Queenton. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Dalrymple Division became the Shire of Dalrymple on 31 March 1903. On 1 January 1930, the

Shire of Ravenswood The Shire of Ravenswood was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Its administrative centre was in Ravenswood. History Ravenswood Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland ...

was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Dalrymple as its No. 3 division. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Dalrymple amalgamated with the separate

to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Dalrymple included the following settlements: *

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* Black Jack * Breddan *

Campaspe Campaspe (; Greek: Καμπάσπη, ''Kampaspē''), or Pancaste (; Greek: Πανκάστη, ''Pankastē''; also ''Pakate''), was a supposed mistress of Alexander the Great and a prominent citizen of Larissa in Thessaly. No Campaspe appears in ...

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* Dotswood * Greenvale *

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* Llanarth * Macrossan *

Mingela Mingela is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Mingela railway station is on the Great Northern railway from Townsville to Mount Isa (). Prior to 16 March 1931, it was known as Ravenswood Ju ...

* Paluma * Pentland * Ravenswood * Sellheim *

Valley of Lagoons Valley Of Lagoons is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Valley Of Lagoons had a population of 48 people. Geography The north-eastern slopes of Boulder Mountain are the origin of the Burdekin River. Do ...

Chairmen

* 1880—1884: John Horace Deane, also

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for

Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...

and

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* 1890: John Horace Deane * 1908: Thomas Sydney Markham * 1919—1920: John Jones, also

for Kennedy * 1927: Arthur Shepherd

Population

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Dalrymple Shire
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalrymple Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1879 establishments in Australia 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008