The Shire of Belyando was a

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. The Shire, administered from the town of Clermont, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shires of Broadsound and Nebo to form the

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. The shire had two main towns, Clermont and

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, and its economy was based on agriculture and mining. There are two coal mines in the area, one owned by BMA and one by Anglo Coal serviced by the town of Moranbah. It is pronounced Bel-yando.

History

On 11 November 1879, the Belyando Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1494. On 20 September 1884, Peak Downs Division was separated from the southern part of Belyando Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Belyando Division became Shire of Belyando on 31 March 1903. As at 1966, the Belyando Shire Hall was at 21-23 Daintree Street (). On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, Belyando merged with the Shires of Broadsound and Nebo to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Belyando included the following settlements: * Clermont *

* Belyando *

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* Frankfield *

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* Laglan *

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Chairmen

* 1927: Anthony William Appleton.

Population

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belyando Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008 1879 establishments in Australia