Shire of Chinchilla

Shire of Chinchilla Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	5,942 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	0.68296/km^2 (1.76887/sq mi)
Established	1912
Abolished	2008
Postcode(s)	4413
Area	8,700.3 km^2 (3,359.2 sq mi)
Council seat	Chinchilla
Region	Darling Downs
Website	Shire of Chinchilla
LGAs around Shire of Chinchilla: Taroom Eidsvold Mundubbera Murilla Shire of Chinchilla Wondai, Kingaroy Tara Tara Wambo

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.

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:

Towns: Chinchilla Brigalow Kogan

Localities: Barakula Boonarga Brigalow Burncluith Burra Burri Canaga Goombi Hopeland Pelican Rywung Wychie

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
1921	3,103
1933	3,936
1947	5,203
1954	6,021
1961	6,063
1966	6,093
1971	5,524
1976	5,319
1981	5,387
1986	5,534
1991	5,406
1996	5,590
2001	5,609
2006	5,942

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. Vol. 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.

External links

• Queensland Places: Chinchilla Shire

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