The Shire of Howard is a former

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

Wide Bay–Burnett Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...

area of

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, centred on the town of

Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

History

On 11 November 1879, the Burrum Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 1 January 1887, part of the Burrum Division was excised to create the Isis Division. On 30 June 1900, part of the Isis Division was excised to create the

Howard Division #REDIRECT Shire of Howard The Shire of Howard is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in ...

. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Howard Division became the Shire of Howard on 31 March 1903. The Shire of Howard was abolished on 15 Feb 1917 to become parts of Burrum and Woocoo Shires.

Chairmen

* 1903:

Colin Rankin Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin, (20 January 1869 – 2 November 1940) was a Scottish-born Australian soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director. Early life Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin was born on 20 January 1869 at Galston, Ayrshire, S ...

* 1912: C. Christensen

References

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