The Shire of Normanby is a former
local government area in the south-east of
Queensland
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, 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
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, Australia. Its administrative centre was in
Harrisville.
History
On 11 November 1879, the
Mutdapilly Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''.
On 25 October 1890, part of the Mutdapilly Division was excised to create the
Normanby Division #REDIRECT Shire of Normanby
The Shire of Normanby is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. Its administrative centre was in Harrisville.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Mutdapilly Division was created as ...
.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Normanby Division became the Shire of Normanby on 31 March 1903.
Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1949
On 29 January 1949, a new Local Government Act was enacted to further amalgamate local government in the Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
area, abolishing the Shires of Normanby and Rosewood
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True rosewoods
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. The City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.
Geography
The Ci ...
was enlarged (from 12ΒΌ square miles to 30 square miles) to include the more urban parts of the Shire of Moreton (formerly known as the Shire of Ipswich). The Shire of Moreton was then enlarged by the inclusion of the northern part of the Shire of Normanby and all the Shire of Rosewood. The southern part of the Shire of Normanby was transferred to an enlarged Shire of Boonah.[
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Chairmen
* 1891: Thomas Robertson
*1909: R.C. Marcuis Fischer
*1919: R.C. Marcuis Fischer
*1920: H. Perrett
* 1915: Edward Joseph Hayes*
* 1927: Walter Harsant
References
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1949 disestablishments in Australia