The Shire of Jondaryan was a

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located in the

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region of

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, Australia, immediately west of the regional city of

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. The shire, administered from the town of

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, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the

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. Its growth in later years has been fuelled by the expansion of Toowoomba and suburbs such as Glenvale and Westbrook.

History

Jondaryan Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1738. The divisional offices were located in

, outside of the division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Jondaryan Division became Shire of Jondaryan on 31 March 1903. Until 1960, the Shire's offices were located at Snell and Russell Streets,

. Many of the council's original staff and councillors were associated with the Jondaryan Estates pastoral empire. On 25 January 1913, the Shire of Gowrie was abolished and was split between the new Town of Newtown and the Shire of Jondaryan. On 24 April 1913 the

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and

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areas to its southwest seceded from the Shire of Jondaryan and separately incorporated as shires. On 23 Feb 1917, the Town of Newtown was abolished, being split between the

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and the Shire of Jondaryan. On 19 March 1949, Jondaryan received part of the former

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when it was abolished. In 1960, the Shire's headquarters moved from Toowoomba (outside the shire) to the town of

(within the shire). 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 Jondaryan merged with the

and the Shires of Cambooya,

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, Crows Nest,

and

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to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Jondaryan includes the following settlements: *

* Athol * Aubigny * Bowenville¹ * Charlton¹ *

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¹ * Evanslea * Glenvale² * Gowrie Junction^{1, 2} * Gowrie Mountain * Grassdale * Jondaryan *

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¹ * Torrington² * Wyreema³ ¹ - split with the former

² - split with the former

³ - split with the former Shire of Cambooya

Population

Chairmen and mayors

The Jondaryan Division and Shire had the following leaders:

Chairmen of Jondaryan Division

* 1880-1892:

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* 1892-1894: Francis Gore * 1894-1896: Gilbert Cory * 1896-1919: Charles Campbell

Chairmen of Jondaryan Shire

* 1896-1919: Charles Campbell * 1919-1945: William Kent * 1945-1955: Alan Paull * 1955-1959: Ernest Janetzki * 1959-1972: John Corfe * 1972-1973: Thomas Meehan * 1973-1985: Ian McIntyre * 1985-2008: Peter Taylor (mayor from 1993) Peter Taylor was Jondaryan's final mayor, serving from 1985 until 2008. At the time of his first election he was the youngest Shire Chairman in Queensland. On 15 March 2008 he became the first mayor of the new Toowoomba Regional Council with 71.19% of the vote. Taylor was an executive member (Director) of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) representing the Darling Downs, and was also director of the Board of LG Super, a statewide superannuation fund for all local government employees.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jondaryan Shire Former local government areas of Queensland Darling Downs Toowoomba 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008