Shire of Emerald
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Shire of Emerald | |||||||||||||
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| Location within Queensland Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central Highlands | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Emerald | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 14,355 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Emerald | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Emerald is a former local government area in the Central Highlands region of Queensland, Australia. On 15 March 2008 the shires of Duaringa, Emerald, Bauhinia and Peak Downs were amalgamated to form the Central Highlands Region.[2] Its administrative centre is based around Emerald.
History
[edit | edit source]The Emerald Division was separated from the Peak Downs Division on 4 June 1902.
On 31 March 1903, Emerald Division became the Shire of Emerald.
Towns and localities
[edit | edit source]The Shire of Emerald included the following settlements:
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Gemfields area:
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Chairmen
[edit | edit source]- 1927: W. H. Harris[3]
- 1979 – 1982: Craig Edmonston[4]
- 1985 – 1989: Craig Edmonston[4]
- 1989 – 1991: Ted Staal[5]
- 1991 – 2000: Paul Bell[6]
- 2000 – 2008: Peter Maguire[7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning – Shire Directory
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Emerald Shire
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