The Shire of Eidsvold was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the northern catchment of the

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta a ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the

North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...

. The major activities in the shire were beef cattle raising and forestry, and some irrigated properties existed along the Burnett and

Nogo River No go or Nogo may refer to: *Nogo A, B, C, or Nogo-66, isoforms of a neurite outgrowth inhibitory protein Reticulon 4. *No-go area, a military or political term for an area to which access is restricted or travel is dangerous *No-go pill, a militar ...

s. Eidsvold was named after the Norwegian town of

Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information E ...

, where the Norwegian declaration of freedom was signed in 1814. The Eidsvold district is the self-proclaimed ''Beef Capital of the Burnett'' and is a hub for the regional cattle industry.

History

The

Eidsvold Division #REDIRECT Shire of Eidsvold The Shire of Eidsvold was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government ...

was proclaimed on 25 January 1890, initially with a chairman and six councillors, and the first meeting took place on 14 May 1890. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Eidsvold Division became the Shire of Eidsvold on 31 March 1903. The original shire included both the towns of Eidsvold and

Monto Monto was the nickname for the one-time red light district in the northeast of Dublin, Ireland. The Monto was roughly the area bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street) in ...

, and in the late 1920s, its administrative centre moved to Watt Street, Monto. On 3 March 1932, an Order in Council dissolved the Shire of Eidsvold, and created the

Shire of Monto The Shire of Monto was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1932 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several ot ...

from parts of Eidsvold and

Mundubbera Mundubbera ( ) is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the n ...

, and a new Shire of Eidsvold from parts of the old Eidsvold, Mundubbera and

Perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also made ...

. The new council had 5 members compared to 12 in the previous incarnation. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

Parliament of Queensland The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral s ...

on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Eidsvold merged with the Shires of

Biggenden Biggenden is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Biggenden had a population of 845 people. Geography Biggenden is on the Isis Highway north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and west of M ...

Gayndah Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...

and

to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Eidsvold included the following settlements: * Eidsvold *

Abercorn Abercorn (Gaelic: ''Obar Chùirnidh'', Old English: ''Æbbercurnig'') is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around west of South Queensferry. The parish had a p ...

Ceratodus ''Ceratodus'' (from el, κέρας , 'horn' and el, ὀδούς 'tooth') was a wide-ranging genus of extinct lungfish. Fossil evidence dates back to the Early Triassic. A wide range of fossil species from different time periods have been found ...

Wuruma Dam Wuruma Dam was constructed across the Nogo River in the upper Burnett River Catchment 48km north-west of Eidsvold for irrigation & town water supply for Eidsvold, Mundubbera and Gayndah. The dam wall is of mass concrete gravity construction whi ...

Chairmen

* 1880-1898: William McCord * 1927: C. E. K. McCord

Population

References

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