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The Shire of Belmont is a former
The Bulimba Division was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2007.
On 4 January 1888, the No. 2 subdivision of Bulimba Division was separated to create the new Kianawah Division (later renamed Wynnum Division).
On 19 January 1888, the No. 1 subdivision of Bulimba Division was separated to create Balmoral Division.
On 24 October 1888, the western part of the division was split off to create Shire of Coorparoo.
On 17 March 1892, there was an alteration of boundaries. The Pritchard's Road land and gravel reserve (100 acres) were transferred from Kianawah Division to Balmoral Division. The Grassdale Estate land was transferred from Kianawah Division to Bulimba Division.
On 3 November 1894, the remaining part of Bulimba Division was renamed Belmont Division.
The ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' replaced all Divisions with Towns and Shires, replacing the Belmont Division with the Shire of Belmont on 31 March 1903.
In the belief that the shire was unable to develop properly without a railway service, the shire built its own railway, the Belmont Tramway, which was officially opened on Saturday 25 May 1912.
On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the
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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane
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including the current suburb of Belmont.
History
The Bulimba Division was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2007.
On 4 January 1888, the No. 2 subdivision of Bulimba Division was separated to create the new Kianawah Division (later renamed Wynnum Division).
On 19 January 1888, the No. 1 subdivision of Bulimba Division was separated to create Balmoral Division.
On 24 October 1888, the western part of the division was split off to create Shire of Coorparoo.
On 17 March 1892, there was an alteration of boundaries. The Pritchard's Road land and gravel reserve (100 acres) were transferred from Kianawah Division to Balmoral Division. The Grassdale Estate land was transferred from Kianawah Division to Bulimba Division.
On 3 November 1894, the remaining part of Bulimba Division was renamed Belmont Division.
The ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' replaced all Divisions with Towns and Shires, replacing the Belmont Division with the Shire of Belmont on 31 March 1903.
In the belief that the shire was unable to develop properly without a railway service, the shire built its own railway, the Belmont Tramway, which was officially opened on Saturday 25 May 1912.
On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council.
The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals ...
.
Chairmen
* 1893: J. Stewart * 1925: A.C. PrykeSee also
*List of tramways in Queensland
List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are:
* Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles.
* Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ...
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belmont Shire Former local government areas of Queensland Brisbane 1879 establishments in Australia 1925 disestablishments in Australia