The Shire of Purga 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 south-east of

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.

History

On 11 November 1879, the

Purga Division #REDIRECT 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 ''Divisio ...

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 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 r ...

was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires: * Brassall *

Bundamba Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people. Geography The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enter ...

Lowood Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,159 people. Geography The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the ...

* Purga * Walloon resulting in: * a new

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 ...

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 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''. ...

by including part of the Shire of Walloon * an enlarged

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 ...

by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundamba * an enlarged

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 Rive ...

by including all of the Shire of Lowood

Chairmen

* 1891: William Howarth Ackerley

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Purga Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1916 disestablishments in Australia 1879 establishments in Australia