The Shire of Yeerongpilly was a local government area in the southern suburbs of

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. The shire, administered from

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, 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

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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

). On 16 October 1886, parts of Yeerongpilly Division (from South Brisbane to

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). With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Yeerongpilly Division became the Shire of Yeerongpilly on 31 March 1903. On 1 October 1925, the Shire of Yeerongpilly was abolished, with its urban area becoming part of the new

, and the rural areas being divided between the Shires of Beaudesert, Tingalpa and

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Population

Localities

* Acacia Ridge * Archerfield * Berrinba * Calamvale *

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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 * 1889: W.H. Coxen * 1890: G. Boyland * 1891: George Grimes * 1892: Nicholas J. Kessels * 1893: John Moffatt * 1894: G. Boyland * 1895: A. Laver * 1896: G. Boyland * 1897: A. Williams * 1898: James Tuckett * 1899: M. Moody *1900: M. Daly *1901: J. Whitfield *1902: A.K. Robertson *1903-1904: J. Whitfield *1905-1906: Thomas Freeney *1907-1908: J. Whitfield *1909-1910: J. McCotter *1911-1913: B.R. Bale *1914: Edwin J. Westaway *1915-1917: James Tuckett *1918-1919: J. Greer *1920-1923: J. McCotter *1924-1925: J. Cox

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeerongpilly Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1879 establishments in Australia 1925 disestablishments in Australia