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The Shire of Atherton was a
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of
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. It was located on the
Atherton Tableland The Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau which is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. The principal river flowing across the plateau is the Barron River. It was dammed to form an irrigation reservoir named Lake Tina ...
, a plateau forming part of the
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west of the city of
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. The shire, administered from the town of Atherton, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the
Tablelands Region The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January ...
.


History

The
Tinaroo Division #REDIRECT Shire of Atherton Tinaroo Division #REDIRECT Shire of Atherton The Shire of Atherton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the ...
was created on 3 September 1881 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' out of parts of the
Cairns Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
, Hinchinbrook and Woothakata Divisions, and was responsible for a large area which took in
Herberton Herberton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Herberton had a population of 855 people. Geography Herberton is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is situa ...
and Lake Eacham. On 20 December 1890, part of the
Tinaroo Division #REDIRECT Shire of Atherton Tinaroo Division #REDIRECT Shire of Atherton The Shire of Atherton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the ...
was excised to create the new Barron Division. In 1894, Tinaroo Division's headquarters transferred from Tinaroo to Atherton. On 11 May 1895 it decreased somewhat in size as it lost some areas in the south and southwest which incorporated separately as the Herberton Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Tinaroo Division became Shire of Tinaroo on 31 March 1903. On 18 November 1910 it lost the area around Lake Eacham to the new
Shire of Eacham The Shire of Eacham was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Malanda, covere ...
, and in 1935, the Shire of Tinaroo was renamed Shire of Atherton. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the
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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Atherton merged with the Shires of Eacham,
Herberton Herberton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Herberton had a population of 855 people. Geography Herberton is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is situa ...
and
Mareeba Mareeba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Australia. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ''meeting of the waters'' ...
to form the
Tablelands Region The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January ...
.


Towns and localities

The Shire of Atherton included the following settlements: * Atherton * Barrine * Carrington * Kairi *
Lake Tinaroo Lake Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lake Tinaroo had a population of 0 people. Geography The locality includes the lake itself (also called Lake Tinaroo) created by the Tinaroo Dam ...
* Tinaroo * Tolga * Upper Barron1 * Walkamin * Wongabel 1 - split with the former
Shire of Eacham The Shire of Eacham was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Malanda, covere ...


Population


Chairmen and mayors

* 1884: Mr Selig * 1906: T. Swan * 1908: Thomas Rose * 1927: Fred Gran * 1988-2008: Jim Chapman Other notable council members include: * 1916—1917: Harold Henry Collins,
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for the electorates of
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and Tablelands


References


Further reading

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atherton Shire Former local government areas of Queensland Far North Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008