The Shire of Mirani was a local government area located in the North Queensland region of

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, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Mirani, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1916 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the

City of Mackay The City of Mackay was a local government area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the regional city of Mackay and the surrounding region. The City was created as a municipal borough in 1869, and pr ...

and the

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to form the

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. The shire was situated in the

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, and atop the Eungella Range, to the west of

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. The area's primary industry is sugar production.

History

Pioneer Division was one of the 74 divisional boards established on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2884 and covered the region surrounding but not including the Borough of Mackay. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Pioneer Division became the Shire of Pioneer on 31 March 1903. The Shire of Mirani was established from part of the Shire of Pioneer on 4 September 1913 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Mirani merged with the

and

to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Mirani included the following settlements: Towns: * Mirani * Dows Creek *

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* Finch Hatton * Gargett *

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* North Eton * Pinnacle * Septimus Localities: * Benholme * Crediton * Dalrymple Heights * Eungella * Eungella Dam * Hazledean * Kinchant Dam * Mia Mia * Mount Martin *

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* Owens Creek * Pinevale

Chairmen

* 1927: G. Johnson

Population

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mirani Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008