The Shire of Ravenswood was a
local government area located in
North Queensland,
Australia. Its administrative centre was in
Ravenswood.
History
Ravenswood Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1412.
On 18 January 1882, the subdivisions were abolished (meaning all of board members would be elected by all residents rather than having representatives from different parts of the division).
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Ravenswood Division became the Shire of Ravenswood on 31 March 1903.
However, with the decline in Ravenwood's population after
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, it became increasingly financially unviable to have a separate local government authority. On 1 January 1930, the Shire of Ravenswood was abolished and absorbed into the
Shire of Dalrymple
The Shire of Dalrymple was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It covered an area of , and exis ...
as its No. 3 division.
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 Dalrymple was amalgamated with the separate
City of Charters Towers
The City of Charters Towers was a local government area in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers. Established in 1877, it was entirely surrounded by the Shire of Dalrymple, with which i ...
to form the
Charters Towers Region
The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas whic ...
.
Chairmen
* 1927: Joseph Podosky
References
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Ravenswood
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
1930 disestablishments in Australia