Shire Of Granville
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The Shire of Granville 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 ...
in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia.


History

On 11 November 1879, the
Tinana Division #REDIRECT Shire of Tinana The Shire of Tinana is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. It is centred on Tinana, on the southern bank of the Mary River, with the Borough of Maryborough A boro ...
was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 14 September 1883, part of Tinana Division was separated to create the new
Granville Division Granville may refer to: People and fictional characters *Granville (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *Earl Granville, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain and of the UK *Baron Granville, a title in the Pe ...
. On 8 November 1883, there was an adjustment of the boundaries between them. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Granville Division became the Shire of Granville on 31 March 1903. The Shire of Granville was abolished on 17 Feb 1917, being split between the City of Maryborough and the
Shire of Tiaro The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and exist ...
.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Granville Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1917 disestablishments in Australia