The Town of Gayndah 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 Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...

area in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia, centred on

Gayndah Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...

. It existed from 1876 to 1924.

History

On 3 April 1866, Gayndah was established as a separate municipality, the Borough of Gayndah, under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864.'' With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Borough of Gayndah became the Town of Gayndah on 31 March 1903. On 24 May 1924, the Town of Gayndah was abolished and absorbed into the

Shire of Gayndah The Shire of Gayndah was a local government area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1866 until 2008, when it amalgamated with ...

Mayors

The following men were the mayor of Gayndah: * 1880: Miller * 1884: J.J.Cadell * 1885: Cornwall * 1887: Seeney * 1898: Patrick McNamara * 1899: Patrick McNamara * 1900: WalkerMaryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 1900 * 1909: M. C. Stephenson

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gayndah Town Former local government areas of Queensland Gayndah 1924 disestablishments in Australia