The Shire of Tambo was a
local government area
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located in central
Queensland
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south-east of the town of
Blackall. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with neighbouring
Shire of Blackall to form the
Blackall-Tambo Region.
The council consisted of a Mayor and 9 elected councillors. No wards or electoral divisions existed.
The
Barcoo River
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travels through the shire's former area on its way to
Cooper Creek
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and eventually
Lake Eyre
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. Like much of the west, sheep became the mainstay of the economy. Today, cattle and tourism are of major importance to the region.
History
Kargoolnah Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', and included the areas of Blackall, Tambo and
Barcaldine and parts of
Jericho
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F ...
. On 30 June 1881, a new
Tambo Division was proclaimed and excised from Kargoolnah Division.
On 11 October 1883, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Tambo Division and
Murweh Division.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Tambo Division became the Shire of Tambo 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 Tambo merged with the
Shire of Blackall to form the
Blackall-Tambo Region.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Tambo included the following settlements:
*
Tambo
Tambo may refer to:
People
* Adelaide Tambo (1929–2007), South African anti-apartheid activist
* Dali Tambo (born 1959), South African anti-apartheid activist, TV presenter and also son of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo
* Oliver Tambo (1917†...
*
Bayrick
*
Caldervale Caldervale may refer to:
* Caldervale, Queensland, a locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia
* Calder Valley line, a railway line in Northern England, previously known as the Caldervale line
* Caldervale, also known as 'Fin Me ...
*
Landsdowne
*
Lumeah
*
Macfarlane
*
Minnie Downs
*
Mount Enniskillen
*
Scrubby Creek
*
Windeyer
*
Yandarlo
Chairmen
* 1927: James Miller
Population
References
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1881 establishments in Australia
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008