The Shire of Stanthorpe was a

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on the Queensland-

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border. It was on the

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and was part of the

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. Its main industries included fruit and vegetable growing, wineries and tourism, and sheep and cattle grazing. The Shire, administered from the town of

Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stant ...

, covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the

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to become the

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. Its final mayor was Glen Rogers.

History

On 11 November 1879, the Stanthorpe Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1339. On 25 June 1880, Ballandean Division (to the south) was abolished and absorbed into Stanthorpe Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Stanthorpe Division became the Shire of Stanthorpe on 31 March 1903. In 1914, the Stanthorpe Shire Council constructed council chambers. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Stanthorpe merged with the

to form the

. At the time of its closure it had eight councillors plus an elected mayor.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Stanthorpe included the following settlements: *

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* Applethorpe *

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^* * Dalcouth * Diamondvale * Eukey *

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* Greenlands * Kyoomba *

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* Wyberba ^* - acquired its name from one Private E Cotton a local who enlisted in the Australian Air Force

Chairmen

* 1927: Johnston Smyth

Population

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanthorpe Shire Former local government areas of Queensland Darling Downs 1879 establishments in Australia 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008