Shire of Chinchilla

The Shire of Chinchilla was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Chinchilla, covered an area of 8,700.3 square kilometres (3,359.2 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Murilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.

Shire of Chinchilla
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population5,942 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density0.68296/km2 (1.76887/sq mi)
Established1912
Abolished2008
Postcode(s)4413
Area8,700.3 km2 (3,359.2 sq mi)
Council seatChinchilla
RegionDarling Downs
WebsiteShire of Chinchilla
LGAs around Shire of Chinchilla:
Taroom Eidsvold Mundubbera
Murilla Shire of Chinchilla Wondai, Kingaroy
Tara Tara Wambo

The economy of the area is largely reliant on primary production. Agriculture is the mainstay of the community, with beef and pork production, wool growing, and horticulture traditionally underwriting the local economy.

History

The Shire of Chinchilla was established on 12 January 1912 by severance from the Shire of Wambo.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Chinchilla merged with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Murilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Chinchilla included the following settlements:

Chairmen and Mayors
Office Holder Date From Date To Title Notes
Leonard Louis Atkins 13 March 1912 23 January 1913 Chairman [2]
William C. Fraser 6 March 1913 3 March 1914 Chairman [2]
Thomas Evans 3 March 1914 25 February 1916 Chairman [2]
John Alexander Wilkinson 1916 1917 Chairman [2]
George Wilbert Wood 1917 1919 Chairman [2]
Frederick Joseph Glasson 1919 1933 Chairman [2][3]
James Edward Mackie 1933 1939 Chairman Elected with 568 votes, over FJ Glasson with 444[2]
Thomas William Reid 1939 1948 Chairman Resigned in 1948[2]
George L Castle 1948 1949 Chairman [2]
John Dorney 1949 1968 Chairman Died while in office on 17 September 1968[2]
Harvey Fuller 1968 April 1981 Chairman Resigned from office.[2]
Eric Stewart 1981 1985 Chairman Did not seek reelection[2]
Ivan Middleton 1985 2000 Chairman later Mayor [2]
Bill McCutcheon 2000 2008 Mayor [4]

Population
Year Population
19213,103
19333,936
19475,203
19546,021
19616,063
19666,093
19715,524
19765,319
19815,387
19865,534
19915,406
19965,590
20015,609
20065,942

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Chinchilla (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. Matthews, Tony (2004). Footsteps Through Time: A History of the Chinchilla Shire. 2. Chinchilla Shire Council. pp. 640–706, 998–1000. ISBN 0975210815.
  3. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. "Former mayor receives OAM for life of service". Chinchilla News. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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