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Shire Of Moreton
The Shire of Moreton was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about southwest of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. It represented an area surrounding but not including Ipswich, and existed from 1917 until 1995, when it merged into the City of Ipswich, City of Brisbane, and Shire of Esk. History In 1879, the Divisional Boards Act was passed, allowing boards to be created to provide amenities and charge rates, but with limited independence. In a proclamation on 11 November 1879, a number of Divisions were proclaimed in the Ipswich area— Brassall, Bundamba, Mutdapilly, Purga and Walloon. On 25 October 1890, Normanby Division and Rosewood Division followed. The Local Authorities Act 1902 abolished the divisional boards, replacing them with shire or town councils with the same powers plus the jurisdiction to create by-laws. On 31 March 1903, its provisions took effect, replacing the above divisions with the Shires of Brassall, Bundamba, Mutdapil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill, Queensland
Churchill is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Churchill had a population of 1,860 people. Geography The western boundary is marked by the Bremer River, while the eastern boundary follows Deebing Creek. History Residents in the Fassifern Valley petitioned the Queensland Government to build a railway line to their district, and the first section of the Dugandan railway line was opened on 10 July 1882 as far as Harrisville. This is considered to be Queensland's first branch railway. Churchill was served by the Churchill railway station at Lobb Street (). The branch was extended to Dugandan on 12 September 1887. The line from Churchill to Dugandan closed in 1964 with the remaining line being known as the Churchill branch railway. In 1913 a Baptist Church opened in Churchill. A stump-capping ceremony was held on Saturday 28 March 1913. On Saturday 9 August 1913, volunteers erected the church in four-and-a-quarter hours using the rapi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Brassall
The Shire of Brassall is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1879 to 1917. History On 11 November 1879, the Brassall Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2475. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Brassall Division became the Shire of Brassall on 31 March 1903. The Greater Ipswich Scheme On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires: * Brassall * Bundanba * Lowood * Purga * Walloon resulting in: * an enlarged Shire of Esk by including all of the Shire of Lowood * an enlarged City of Ipswich by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundanba * an enlarged Shire of Rosewood by including part of the Shire of Walloon * a new Shire of Ipswich The Shire of Ipswich is a former local governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert. When created in 1948, it was primarily a rural area, but its growth started in earnest in the late 1960s with the development of Logan on Brisbane's southern frontier. After the separate creation of Logan as a shire (later City) in 1978, Albert lost most of its population and became more centred upon the Gold Coast, which experienced a massive period of growth from then until the Shire's amalgamation with the City of Gold Coast in 1995. History Divisional Boards By the late 1870s, the Government of Queensland had become preoccupied with the idea of getting local residents to pay through rates for local services, which had become a massive cost to the colony and were undermaintained in many areas. The McIlwraith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queensland Times
''The Queensland Times'' is an online newspaper serving Ipswich and surrounds in Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is owned by News Corp Australia. The circulation of ''The Queensland Times'' is 10,804 Monday to Friday and 14,153 on Saturday. ''The Queensland Times'' is circulated to the Ipswich city area (all residential suburbs including the new the suburbs Springfield, Springfield Lakes and Brookwater) and the Ipswich rural area including Harrisville, Rosewood, Laidley, Forest Hill, Lowood, Boonah, Aratula, Gatton, Esk and Toogoolawah. ''The Queensland Times'' website is part of the APN Regional News Network. History ''The Queensland Times'' is the oldest surviving provincial paper in Queensland. Founded on 4 July 1859 as the ''Ipswich Herald'', it has continued ever since. Until a printer's strike briefly interrupted production in 1972, it had the proud record of never having missed a scheduled issue, in spite of fires, floods and machinery breakdowns. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Boonah
The Shire of Boonah was a Local government in Australia, local government area in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, about southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich to form the Scenic Rim Region on 15 March 2008. The shire was part of the "Scenic Rim", a group of mountain ranges forming part of the Great Dividing Range, and contained four national parks—Main Range National Park, Main Range, Mount French National Park, Mount French, Moogerah Peaks National Park, Moogerah Peaks and Mount Greville National Park which is now part of Moogerah Peaks National Park. History The Goolman Division was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1,542. It was centred on Boonah, Queensland, Boonah and its board consisting of six councillors. On 4 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Waterford
The Shire of Waterford is a former Local government in Australia, local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Waterford, Queensland, Waterford. It existed between 1879 and 1948. History On 11 November 1879, the Waterford Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1567. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Waterford Division became the Shire of Waterford on 31 March 1903. On 16 August 1930, part of the Shire of Waterford was transferred to the Shire of Moreton. Amalgamations in 1948 On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, an Order in Council replaced ten former local government areas between the City of Brisbane and the New South Wales border with only four. The former ten were: * Shire of Beaudesert, Beaudesert * Shire of Beenleigh, Beenleigh * Shire of Cleveland, Clevelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Ipswich
The Shire of Ipswich is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. History The Greater Ipswich Scheme On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires: * Brassall * Bundanba * Lowood * Purga * Walloon resulting in: * a new Shire of Ipswich by amalgamating part of the Shire of Brassall, part of the Shire of Bundanba, part of the Shire of Walloon and all of the Shire of Purga * an enlarged Shire of Rosewood by including part of the Shire of Walloon * an enlarged City of Ipswich by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundanba * an enlarged Shire of Esk by including all of the Shire of Lowood Renamed One 28 July 1917, the Shire of Ipswich was renamed the Shire of Moreton The Shire of Moreton was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about southwest of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Lowood
The Shire of Lowood is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. It existed between 1912 and 1916. History From around 1890, increasing settlement in and around the town of Lowood resulted in ongoing agitation to establish a new shire. An alternative proposal was to relocate the office of the Shire of Walloon away from Marburg and into Lowood on the grounds that the majority of the population of the Shire of Walloon used Lowood as their market town and that Lowood had the advantage of being on the railway line (which Marburg was not). In November 1907, the decision was made to relocate the office to Lowood, which was rescinded in the following month. The issue continued to be argued for some time, with petitions and counter-petitions. However, once it became clear the office would not be relocated to Lowood, the Lowood area residents resumed their push for the establishment of a separate shire. Eventually, on 19 January 1912, under the ''Local Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brisbane Courier
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. History The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the ''Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under the editorship of Theophilus Parsons Pugh from 14 May 1861. The recognised founder and first editor was Arthur Sidney Lyon (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Walloon
The Shire of Walloon is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. Its administrative centre was in the town of Marburg. History On 11 November 1879, the Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 3749. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Walloon Division became the Shire of Walloon on 31 March 1903. On 19 January 1912, under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', that part of the Shire of Walloon was excised to create the Shire of Lowood, centred on the town of Lowood. The Greater Ipswich Scheme On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires: * Brassall * Bundanba * Lowood * Purga * Walloon resulting in: * a new Shire of Ipswich by amalgamating part of the Shire of Brassall, part of the Shire of Bundanba, part of the Shire of Walloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Rosewood
The Shire of Rosewood is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. History On 11 November 1879, the Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 11 October 1890, part of the Walloon Division was separated to create the Rosewood Division. The first elections in Rosewood Division were held on 31 January 1891 and the first meeting was held on 11 February 1892. On 31 March 1903, with the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Rosewood Division became the Shire of Rosewood, while the Walloon Division became the Shire of Walloon. Following some years of protracted discussion and considerable argument, on 4 July 1905, the Shire of Mutdapilly was abolished and absorbed into an enlarged Shire of Rosewood. The rationale for this amalgamation was that the two shires were too small to be economical, with 30% of income going to office expenses; a combined shire was expected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Purga
The Shire of Purga is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. History On 11 November 1879, the Purga Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2089. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Purga Division became the Shire of Purga on 31 March 1903. The Greater Ipswich Scheme On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires: * Brassall * Bundamba * Lowood * Purga * Walloon resulting in: * a new Shire of Ipswich by amalgamating part of the Shire of Brassall, part of the Shire of Bundanba, part of the Shire of Walloon and all of the Shire of Purga * an enlarged Shire of Rosewood by including part of the Shire of Walloon * an enlarged City of Ipswich by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundamba * an enlarged Shire of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
