The Shire of Miriam Vale was a

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near

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, Australia. The administrative centre was the town of

Miriam Vale Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Miriam Vale had a population of 512 people. Geography The town is situated on the Bruce Highway, north of Brisbane, the state capital, and south ...

History

Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 7 January 1902, the Miriam Vale Division was separated from Calliope Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Miriam Vale Division became the Shire of Miriam Vale on 31 March 1903. Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas: *

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Shire of Calliope The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope. History Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland ...

* Shire of Miriam Vale were amalgamated to form

Gladstone Region Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million. History Gladstone Re ...

on 15 March 2008."Gladstone Regional Council"
''Centre for the Government of Queensland'', Retrieved January 14, 2012.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Miriam Vale included the following settlements: Towns: * 1770 *

Agnes Water Agnes Water is a coastal town and a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Agnes Water had a population of 2,729 people. Geography Agnes Water is in Central Queensland approximately south-east of the Bruce Highway, Q ...

(administrative centre) * Turkey Beach Villages: *

Bororen Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bororen had a population of 398 people. Geography The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Mi ...

* Lowmead * Rosedale Other communities: *

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* Deepwater

Economy

The Shire of Miriam Vale was a sheep growing area, and also supported timber, beef and dairy cattle. Tourism was an emerging industry within the Shire.

Chairmen

* 1927: G. G. Hales

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