The Shire of Taringa 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 ...

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, located in western

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

. Its administrative centre was

Taringa Taringa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Taringa had a population of 8,376 people. Geography Taringa is by road south-west of the Brisbane GPO. The suburb of Taringa borders Brisbane's Mt Coot-Tha, Indo ...

(now a suburb of

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 ...

). It existed from 1890 to 1925.

History

Toowong Division Toowong is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toowong had a population of 10,830 people. Geography Toowong is situated between Mount Coot-tha and the Brisbane River and is made up of rolling hills ...

was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act of 1879''. On 20 May 1880, the more populated area of the district was proclaimed as the

Shire of Toowong Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the begin ...

, with the remaining part of the Toowong Division being renamed

Indooroopilly Division #REDIRECTShire of Moggill The Shire of Moggill is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in western Brisbane. History Toowong Division was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisio ...

on 2 June 1880. In 1890, residents in the

area of the Indooroopilly Division began to agitate for the establishment of a separate division for Taringa. Their rationale was that the area around

Taringa railway station Taringa railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Taringa. History Taringa station opened on 14 June 1875 as West Milton. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s as part of the quadr ...

had grown in population and was of a suburban character and that the interests of this community were different from those of the farming community that comprised the rest of Indooroopilly Division. On 11 October 1890,

Taringa Division #REDIRECT Shire of Taringa The Shire of Taringa is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in western Brisbane. Its administrative centre was Taringa (now a suburb of City of Brisbane). It existed from 1890 to 1925. His ...

was separated from Indooroopilly Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Taringa Division became a Shire on 31 March 1903. On 1 October 1925, the Shire of Taringa was amalgamated into the

Chairmen

* 1900: Mr Guyatt * 1909: A.D. Guyatt * 1925: A. Burton

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taringa Shire Former local government areas of Queensland Taringa, Queensland 1890 establishments in Australia 1925 disestablishments in Australia