The Shire of Murweh is a local government area in the Maranoa district, which is part of

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, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in the shire is

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. In June 2018, the Shire of Murweh had a population of 4,318.

History

Bidjara (Bidyara, Pitjara, Peechara) is an

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spoken by the Bidjara people. The Bidjara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Murweh Shire Council, particularly the towns of

Augathella Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. Geography Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charleville, west of Roma and west of Brisbane (Queensland's capital). Th ...

and

Blackall Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Blackall had a population of 1,416 people. The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry ...

as well as the properties of Nive Downs and

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Murweh Division Murweh is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = A ...

was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions of Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1286. On 11 October 1883, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Tambo Division and

. On 5 February 1889, the western part of Murweh Division was separated to create the new

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. On 21 March 1894, under the "Local Government Act 1878", Subdivision 2 of the Murweh Division was separated to create a municipality called

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. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Murweh Division became the Shire of Murweh on 31 March 1903. On 10 September 1960, the

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(the successor of the

) which had been separated from Murweh Division in 1894, was absorbed back into the Shire of Murweh .

Towns and localities

The Shire of Murweh includes the following towns and localities: *

Bakers Bend Bakers Bend is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bakers Bend had a population of 28 people. Geography The Warrego River meanders from north to south through the locality. The Western railway line from ...

* Boatman *

Caroline Crossing Caroline Crossing is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , Caroline Crossing had a population of 13 people. Caroline Crossing does not have a postcode, as it is grouped with Augathella for postal purposes. Hi ...

Clara Creek Clara Creek is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clara Creek had a population of 45 people. History The locality was named and bounded on 28 March 2002. Road infrastructure The Landsborough Highway runs th ...

* Cooladdi (Ghost Town) *

Gowrie Station Gowrie Station is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the Gowrie Station had a population of 15 people. Geography The Mitchell Highway passes through the locality entering from the south-west ( Charleville) ...

Langlo Langlo is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , Langlo had a population of 56 people. History The locality was named and bounded on 28 March 2002. References Shire of Murweh Localities in Queensland ...

Morven Morven, or Mhoirbheinn, is a given name and may also refer to: Places Australia * Morven, Queensland, a town and locality in the Shire of Murweh * Morven, New South Wales * Electoral district of Morven, Tasmania Canada * Morven, community in Loyal ...

Murweh Murweh is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = A ...

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Redford Redford may refer to: Places Australia * Redford, Queensland, a locality split between the Shire of Murweh and the Maranoa Region United Kingdom * Redford, Angus * Redford, Dorset * Redford, Edinburgh * Redford, West Sussex United Stat ...

* Riversleigh * Sommariva *

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Upper Warrego Upper Warrego is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the Upper Warrego had a population of 0 people. Geography Upper Warrego has the following mountains: * Bally Lethbridge () * Bullock Mountain () * Junctio ...

Wallal Wallal is the location of a bore in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The bore is located from the Great Northern Highway between Port Hedland and Broome and has an elevation of . The nearest town is Marble Bar, south of the bore ...

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* Westgate

Amenities

Murweh Shire Council operates public libraries in

and

. all three of these libraries have access to the internet through a high speed ISDN Broadband Internet Connection (provided through the

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) to Brisbane. The Murweh Shire Council operates the

Charleville Airport Charleville Airport is an airport located southwest of Charleville, a town in the state of Queensland in Australia. The Royal Flying Doctor Service has one of its nine Queensland bases at Charleville Airport. Airlines and destinations R ...

and the aerodromes in

and Cooladdi. Murweh Shire Council also owns and operates these parks and recreational facilities throughout the shire Augathella * Brassington Park, Bendee Street, Augathella * Meat Ant Park, 73 Main Street, Augathella * Warrego Park, Corner Welch and Main Streets, Augathella Charleville * Graham Andrews Parkland, Sturt Street (Mitchell Highway), Charleville * Baker Street Reserve, Baker Street, Charleville * King Edward Park (original Charleville Showgrounds), Parry Street, Charleville * Charleville Showgrounds, Partridge Street, Charleville (near Charleville State High School) * Anzac Park, Wills Street, Charleville Morven * Memorial Park, Albert Street, Morven * Morven Recreation Grounds (encompassing Sadlier's Waterhole), Corner Nebine Road and Old Charleville Road, Morven

Population

Shire Chambers

StateLibQld 1 114656 Murweh Shire Council Chambers, 1933

The first Murweh council chambers were built in the 1880s but were destroyed by fire in the 1930s. The new Murweh Shire Council Chambers were opened in Alfred Street in February 1938 by the shire chairman William Herbert Corbett. The architects were Hall and Phillips and the contractor was T. E. Woollon of

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. The chambers suffered extensive damage during the 1990 flood which devastated Charleville. Repairs were carried out by Q-Build in late 1990. These repairs held fast in the 1997 flood that hit Charleville, but suffered moderate damage during the 2010 flood that hit Charleville.

Chairmen and mayors

* 1927: John William Simes Gildea * 1938: William Herbert Corbett * 1988-2002 : Graham Andrews * 2002-2008: Wendy Choice-Brooks * 2008–2012 : Mark O'Brien * 2012–2016 : Denis Cook * 2016–2020: Anne Liston *2020–present: Shaun Radnedge

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murweh Shire Local government areas of Queensland South West Queensland 1879 establishments in Australia