The Shire of Yeerongpilly was a
local government area
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in the southern suburbs of
Brisbane
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,
Queensland
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. The shire, administered from
Rocklea, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1925, when it was split up following the creation of the
City of Brisbane
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under the ''City of Brisbane Act 1924''.
History
On 11 November 1879, the
Yeerongpilly Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 3428.
It included and took its name from
Yeerongpilly (now a suburb of
Brisbane
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).
On 16 October 1886, parts of Yeerongpilly Division (from
South Brisbane to
Rocklea and including Yeerongpilly itself) were excised to create
Stephens Division (later
Shire of Stephens).
On 24 January 1891, further parts of Yeerongpilly Division (west of
Blunder Creek to
Wacol) were excised to create
Sherwood Division (later
Shire of Sherwood
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History
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).
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With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Yeerongpilly Division became the Shire of Yeerongpilly on 31 March 1903.]City of Brisbane
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, and the rural areas being divided between the Shires of Beaudesert, Tingalpa and Waterford
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.[
]
Population
Localities
* Rocklea
* Acacia Ridge
* Archerfield
* Berrinba
* Calamvale
* Kingston
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** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
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* Tarragindi (split with Shire of Stephens)
* Woodridge
* Yeerongpilly (split with Shire of Stephens)
Chairmen
The chairmen of the Yeerongpilly Shire were:
* 1888: John Moffat
References
External links
*
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
1925 disestablishments in Australia