The Shire of Waterford is a former
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in the south-east of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia, centred on the town of
Waterford
Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...
. It existed between 1879 and 1948.
History
On 11 November 1879, the
Waterford Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1567.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Waterford Division became the Shire of Waterford on 31 March 1903.
Amalgamations in 1948
On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland
South East Queensland (SEQ) is a Bioregion, bio-geographical, Megalopolis, metropolitan and Statistics, statistical Regions of Queensland, region of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of ...
, an Order in Council replaced ten former local government areas between the City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council.
The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals ...
and the New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
border with only four. The former ten were:
* Beaudesert
* Beenleigh
Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,425 people.
A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenle ...
* Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
* Coolangatta
Coolangatta is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the Gold Coast's southernmost suburb and it borders New South Wales. In the , Coolangatta had a population of 6,491 people.
History
Coolangatta is situat ...
* Coomera
Coomera () is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coomera had a population of 20,225 people.
Geography
Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Helensvale, Wi ...
* Nerang
Nerang is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Nerang had a population of 17,048 people.
Geography
The Nerang River flows through the locality from south to east, passing through the town ...
* Southport
Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...
* Tamborine
* Tingalpa
Tingalpa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tingalpa had a population of 8,461 people.
Geography
The suburb is bounded to the west by Bulimba Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River.
The suburb has some ol ...
* Waterford
The four resulting local government areas were:
* the new Shire of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. It was named after the Pri ...
: a merger of Beenleigh, Coomera, Nerang (except for the Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Heads is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,572 people.
Geography
Burleigh Head is a cape () jutting into the Coral Sea at the northern mouth of Tallebud ...
area), the southern part of Tingalpa and the eastern part of Waterford
* an enlarged Shire of Beaudesert, an amalgamation of Beaudesert and Tamborine with the western part of Waterford
* Town of South Coast
The Town of South Coast was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Nerang Division and Coomera Division were created as two of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards ...
, an amalgamation of the Towns of Southport and Coolangatta with the Burleigh Heads part of Nerang (which later became City of Gold Coast
The City of Gold Coast is the Local government in Australia, local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774, it is the second most populous local ...
)
* the new Redland Shire, an amalgamation of Cleveland and the northern part of Tingalpa (which later became Redland City
Redland City, also known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) and a part of Brisbane, Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. With a population of 159 ...
)
The Order came into effect on 10 June 1949, when the first elections were held.
Thus the Shire of Waterford was abolished and split between the new Shire of Albert and the enlarged Shire of Beaudesert.[
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Chairmen
* 1880– : James Williamson
* 1927: Martin Trangott Schneider
References
External links
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
1948 disestablishments in Australia