The Shire of Moreton was a
local government area
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in
South East
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Queensland
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia, located about southwest of Queensland's capital,
Brisbane
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. It represented an area surrounding but not including
Ipswich
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, and existed from 1917 until 1995, when it merged into the
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.
Geography
The Ci ...
,
City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainl ...
, and
Shire of Esk
The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about west - northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane Ri ...
.
History
In 1879, the Divisional Boards Act was passed, allowing boards to be created to provide amenities and charge rates, but with limited independence. In a proclamation on 11 November 1879, a number of Divisions were proclaimed in the Ipswich area—
Brassall,
Bundamba
Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people.
Geography
The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enter ...
,
Mutdapilly,
Purga and
Walloon. On 25 October 1890,
Normanby Division #REDIRECT Shire of Normanby
The Shire of Normanby is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. Its administrative centre was in Harrisville.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Mutdapilly Division was created as ...
and
Rosewood Division followed. The Local Authorities Act 1902 abolished the divisional boards, replacing them with shire or town councils with the same powers plus the jurisdiction to create
by-law
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s.
On 31 March 1903, its provisions took effect, replacing the above divisions with the Shires of
Brassall,
Bundamba
Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people.
Geography
The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enter ...
,
Mutdapilly,
Normanby,
Purga,
Rosewood
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True rosewoods
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and
Walloon. On 4 July 1905, Shire of Mutdapilly merged into the Shire of Rosewood.
The Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1916
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires:
*
Brassall
*
Bundamba
Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people.
Geography
The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enter ...
*
Lowood
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Geography
The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the ...
*
Purga
*
Walloon
resulting in:
* a new
Shire of Ipswich
The Shire of Ipswich is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
History
The Greater Ipswich Scheme
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It ...
by amalgamating part of the Shire of Brassall, part of the Shire of Bundamba, part of the Shire of Walloon and all of the Shire of Purga
* an enlarged
Shire of Rosewood
The Shire of Rosewood is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' ...
by including part of the
Shire of Walloon
* an enlarged
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.
Geography
The Ci ...
by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundamba
* an enlarged
Shire of Esk
The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about west - northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane Ri ...
by including all of the Shire of Lowood
Establishment of the Shire of Moreton
The Shire of Ipswich was renamed Shire of Moreton on 28 July 1917.
In 1926, the Shire of Moreton was enlarged to include parts of the City of Ipswich and the
Shire of Waterford
The Shire of Waterford is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Waterford. It existed between 1879 and 1948.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Waterford Division was created as one of ...
.
[
Its boundaries were extended on 16 August 1930 to include part of the ]Shire of Waterford
The Shire of Waterford is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Waterford. It existed between 1879 and 1948.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Waterford Division was created as one of ...
.
Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1949
On 29 January 1949, a new Local Government Act was enacted to further amalgamate local government in the Ipswich area, abolishing the Shires of Normanby and Rosewood. The City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.
Geography
The Ci ...
was enlarged to include the more urban parts of the Shire of Moreton. The Shire of Moreton was then enlarged by the inclusion of the northern part of the Shire of Normanby and all the Shire of Rosewood. The southern part of the Shire of Normanby was transferred to an enlarged Shire of Boonah
The Shire of Boonah was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, about southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich t ...
.
Period of stability
Council meetings were held in Ipswich
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until 4 March 1961, when they moved to Churchill
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.
In 1988, the shire had a population of about 38,000 people and covered an area of 1813 square kilometres.
Abolition
On 22 March 1995 the Shire merged into the City of Ipswich, as part of an effort to reform local government and create "super-cities". This occurred in tandem with the Shire of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Quee ...
merging into the City of Gold Coast
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, and the Shire of Mulgrave merging into the City of Cairns. Its final chairman, John Nugent, won the mayorship of the combined City and continued to lead for another nine years.
Wards
Initially, the Shire of Moreton had six divisions each with two councillors, and the Shire of Rosewood had four divisions with three representing the first, and two representing each of the others.
After the 1949 amalgamation, Moreton was resubdivided into three divisions with a chairman and 10 council members:
* one being the remnants of Shire of Moreton after the losses to the City of Ipswich (3 council members)
* one being the former Shire of Rosewood (4 council members)
* one being the northern part of the former Shire of Normanby (3 council members)
By 1988, there were 4 divisions:[
* No. 1 Division covered the areas north of Ipswich including: Glamorganvale, Mount Crosby, ]Lake Manchester
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, Marburg
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, Pine Mountain, Karalee, Karana Downs and part of Fernvale (the rest of Fernvale was in the Shire of Esk
The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about west - northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane Ri ...
).
* No. 2 Division covered areas west of Ipswich including: Grandchester, Walloon and Rosewood
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True rosewoods
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(the largest town in the shire).
* No. 3 Division covered the areas south-west of Ipswich including: Rosevale, Munbilla, Warrill View, Harrisville, Peak Crossing, Yamanto
Yamanto is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian census the suburb recorded a population of 4,906.
History
The origin of the suburb is from a former 1860s cotton plantation which was orig ...
, Loamside, Flinders View, Ripley and Willowbank.
* No. 4 Division covered areas south of Ipswich, including: Redbank Plains
Redbank Plains is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people.
Geography
Redbank Plains is by road from the Ipswich CBD and approximately from the Brisbane CBD. Redbank Pl ...
, Bellbird Park, Camira and Carole Park.
Population
Chairmen
The chairmen of the shire were:
References
Further reading
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External links
Council History – Boundary Changes
Moreton Shire Councillors
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1995 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 1995