The Shire of Calliope was a

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in the Capricornia region of

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, Australia. It was centred on the town of

Calliope In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; ) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Mythology Calliope had two famous sons, OrpheusH ...

History

Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1044. On 7 January 1902 part of Calliope Division was separated to create Miriam Vale Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Calliope Division became the Shire of Calliope on 31 March 1903. In 1927, the council hall was in

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. Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas: *

City of Gladstone The City of Gladstone is a former local government area in central Queensland, Australia. It covered the urban locality of Gladstone and parts of the surrounding area. History Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission rele ...

* Shire of Calliope *

Shire of Miriam Vale The Shire of Miriam Vale was a local government area near Gladstone in Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre was the town of Miriam Vale. History Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Que ...

were amalgamated to form

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on 15 March 2008.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Calliope included the following settlements: Towns: *

(administrative centre) Urban areas: * Benaraby *

Boyne Island Boyne Island is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Boyne Island is south of Gladstone. In the , the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,835 people. Geography It is located on the west bank ...

* Tannum Sands Rural townships: *

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* Mount Larcom * Raglan *

Yarwun Yarwun is a rural town and coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Yarwun had a population of 89 people. Geography The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west ( Bye ...

* Targinnie Localities of

The Boyne Valley The Boyne Valley is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality contains four small towns: Nagoorin, Ubobo, Builyan, Queensland, Builyan, and Many Peaks, Queensland, Many Peaks. I ...

: * Builyan * Many Peaks *

Nagoorin Nagoorin is a rural town in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks. History Nargoorin State School opened on 18 October 1915. N ...

Ubobo Ubobo is a rural town in the locality of Boyne Valley in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Ubobo is located south of Gladstone and Calliope along Highway 69 in Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small towns ...

Other communities: * Bracewell * East End

Chairpersons and mayors

* 1927: Frank Butler *1991 – 1995:

Liz Cunningham Elizabeth Anne Cunningham is an Australian politician. She was an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2015, representing the electorate of Gladstone. A conservative MLA in a traditionally Labor district, Cu ...

* 1995 – 2008:

George Creed George Albert Creed (9 February 1940 - 29 November 2010) was an Australian politician, best known for his work in local government in Queensland. He is notable for serving as the final mayor of Calliope Shire Council and as the first mayor of G ...

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Calliope Shire
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calliope Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008