The Shire of Murilla was a
local government area
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located in the
Darling Downs
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region of
Queensland
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,
Australia
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. The shire, administered from the town of
Miles, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the
Town of Dalby and the Shires of
Chinchilla
Chinchilla refers to either of two species ('' Chinchilla chinchilla'' and '' Chinchilla lanigera'') of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies called "her ...
,
Tara and
Wambo and the southern part of
Taroom
Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , Taroom had a population of 885 people.
Geography
The t ...
to form the
Western Downs Region
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.
History
Murilla Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 761.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Murilla Division became the Shire of Murilla on 31 March 1903.
On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queensland
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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Murilla merged with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla
Chinchilla refers to either of two species ('' Chinchilla chinchilla'' and '' Chinchilla lanigera'') of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies called "her ...
, Tara and Wambo and Division 2 of Shire of Taroom (the Wandoan area) to form the Western Downs Region
Western Downs Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 ...
.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Murilla included the following settlements:
Towns:
* Miles
* Condamine
* Drillham
* Dulacca
Localities:
* Barramornie
* Bogandilla
* Columboola
* Dalwogon
* Drillham South
* Glenaubyn
* Gurulmundi
* Hookswood
* Kowguran
* Myall Park
* Moraby
* Nangram
* Pine Hills
* Sunnyside
* Yulabilla
Population
Chairmen
* 1894: Edward Ainsworth Gaden
* 1902: Henry Bourne
* 1927: George Mundell
References
External links
*
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Former local government areas of Queensland
Darling Downs
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008
1879 establishments in Australia