The Shire of Walloon is a former
local government area in the south-east of
Queensland
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, Australia. Its administrative centre was in the town of
Marburg
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.
History
On 11 November 1879, the
Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 3749.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Walloon Division became the Shire of Walloon on 31 March 1903.
On 19 January 1912, under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', that part of the Shire of Walloon was excised to create the Shire of Lowood, centred on the town of Lowood
Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,159 people.
Geography
The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the ...
.
The Greater Ipswich Scheme
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 ...
was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires:
* Brassall
* Bundanba
* Lowood
Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,159 people.
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 Bundanba, 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 Bundanba
* 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
Chairmen
* 1880: Peter Thomson
* 1914: J.F. Rea
References
External links
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
1916 disestablishments in Australia