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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 In November 1907, the decision was made to relocate the office to Lowood, which was rescinded in the following month.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 ''Loca ...
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Local Government In Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia, and two referendums in 1974 and 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state/territory government recognises local government in its own respective constitution. Unlike the two-tier local government system in Canada or the United States, there is only one tier of local government in each Australian state/territory, with no distinction between counties and cities. The Australian local government is generally run by a council, and its territory of public administration is referred to generically by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as the local government area or LGA, each of which encompasses multiple suburbs or localities often of different postcodes; however, stylised terms such as ...
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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 gov ...
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Former Local Government Areas Of Queensland
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until th ...
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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 City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys. History Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales, a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 peop ...
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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 ...
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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 expecte ...
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Shire Of Esk
The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about west - northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane River. Esk covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until its merger with the Shire of Kilcoy to form the Somerset Region on 15 March 2008. History The Durundur Division was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1428. Its name was changed to Esk Division on 2 June 1880 by proclamation. On 18 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Highfields Division's subdivisions Nos. 1 and 2 and Esk Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Esk became a Shire on 31 March 1903. The council consisted of an elected mayor and ten councillors, and was not subdivided. In 1980, the Council of the Shire of Esk adopted the head of the red deer as its logo, h ...
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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 Sh ...
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Shire Of Bundanba
The Shire of Bundanba is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1879 to 1916. The spelling of ''Bundanba'' was officially changed to ''Bundamba'' in 1932, but the ''Bundamba'' spelling was in common use long prior to that. History On 11 November 1879, the Bundanba Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1828. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Bundanba Division became the Shire of Bundanba 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 City of Ipswich by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundanba * a new Shire of Ipswich by amalgamating part of the Shire of Bras ...
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Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich () is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, it is approximately west of the Brisbane central business district. The city is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage. Ipswich preserves and operates from many of its historical buildings, with more than 6000 heritage-listed sites and over 500 parks. Ipswich began in 1827 as a mining settlement. History Early history Ipswich according to The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld,: 1866-1939), Thursday 18 January 1934, Page 13 was tribally known as Coodjirar meaning place of the Red Stemmed Gum Tree in the Yugararpul language. Jagara (also known as Jagera, Yagara, and Yuggara) and Yugarabul (also known as Ugarapul and Yuggerabul) are Australian Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland. There is some uncertainty over the status of Jagara as a language, dialect or perhaps a group or clan within the local government boundaries of Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Regional ...
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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_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representati ...
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Marburg, Queensland
Marburg is a rural town in the City of Ipswich and a locality split between the City of Ipswich and the Somerset Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the , Marburg had a population of 873 people. Geography Marburg is located approximately 50 km west-south-west from Brisbane city. The land has an elevation of between approximately 80 and 120 metres above sea level. A small creek, the Black Snake creek, runs through Marburg. It is named after the Red-bellied Black Snake. History German settlers arrived around the 1860s in the region, which is part of the land of the Indigenous Jagera people. The district was initially named ''Sally Owens Plains'', but the town itself takes its present name from Marburg in Hesse, Germany. The story goes that the settlers used to respond with 'ober dar' when asked where they lived. Eventually they named their settlement after the German town of Marburg, which was well known at the time. The timber, sugar cane and dairy industries ...
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